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Fraser Armstrong
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Fraser Andrew Armstrong
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| Alma mater | University of Leeds (BSc, PhD) |
| Awards | Davy Medal (2012) Royal Society University Research Fellowship (1983–1989) |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University of California, Irvine |
| Thesis | Kinetic studies on some redox and substitution processes in aqueous media : Part one: Further studies with molybdenum (V); Part two: Reactions of ferredoxins (1978) |
| Doctoral students | Judy Hirst |
| Other notable students | Sophie E. Jackson |
Fraser Andrew Armstrong is a well-known professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford. He is also a special member, called a Fellow, of St John's College, Oxford.
Early Life and Learning
Fraser Armstrong was born in Cambridge, England, in 1951. He went to the University of Leeds for his studies. He earned his first science degree, a Bachelor of Science, in 1975. Then, in 1978, he completed his PhD, which is a very high degree in science.
What He Studies
After getting his PhD, Fraser Armstrong continued his research. He worked with other scientists in different places. In 1983, he received a special award called a Royal Society University Research Fellowship. This allowed him to do important research at the University of Oxford.
In 1989, he moved to the University of California, Irvine. Later, in 1993, he returned to his current job at the University of Oxford.
Professor Armstrong is very interested in how tiny parts of living things move electrons around. This is called biological redox chemistry. He uses special tools to study how proteins help with these reactions. He also looks at how living things make and use hydrogen. From 2004 to 2006, he was the president of a group called the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. He also helped write a book about energy called Energy... beyond Oil.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Fraser Armstrong has received many awards for his work. Here are some of them:
- 1998 European Medal for Biological Inorganic Chemistry
- 2000 The Royal Society of Chemistry award for Inorganic Biochemistry
- 2003 Carbon Trust Academic Innovation Award (with Kylie Vincent)
- 2004 Max-Planck "Frontiers in Biological Chemistry" Award
- 2006 The Royal Society of Chemistry Medal for Interdisciplinary Chemistry
- 2008 He was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). This is a great honor for scientists.
- 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry Joseph Chatt Award
- 2012 The Royal Society Davy Medal
- 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry Barker Award
