Michael Mingos
Michael Mingos | |
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| Born | David Michael Patrick Mingos 6 August 1944 |
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| Known for | Green–Davies–Mingos rules Wade–Mingos rules |
| Awards | FRS(1992) Tilden Prize(1989) Corday–Morgan Prize(1978) |
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| Fields | Cluster chemistry[1] |
| Thesis | The preparation and properties of some tertiary phosphine complexes of osmium, iridium, ruthenium, and platinum(1968) |
| Website | seh |
David Michael Patrick Mingos(born 6 August 1944) is a Britishchemistand academic. He was Principal ofSt Edmund Hall, Oxfordfrom 1999 to 2009, and Professor ofInorganic Chemistryat theUniversity of Oxford.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Education
[edit]Mingos attended theHarvey Grammar School,King Edward VII School Lytham St Anne's,University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology(Chemistry Department Prize 1963,BScFirst Class 1965,Hon DSc2000), and theUniversity of Sussex(DPhil1968,[8]andHon DSc2001).
Career
[edit]Mingos undertookpostdoctoral researchatNorthwestern University(Fulbright Fellow1968–70) and at theUniversity of Sussex(ICI Fellow1970–71). From 1971 until 1976 he was a Lecturer atQueen Mary, University of London.He then moved to the University of Oxford asFellow and TutoratKeble Collegeand University Lecturer. From 1977 until 1992 he was also Lecturer atPembroke College, Oxford.
In 1978, Mingos,Stephen G. DaviesandMalcolm Greencompiled aset of rulesthat summarise wherenucleophilic additionswill occur on pi ligands.[9]
Mingos' 1984 paper on thepolyhedral skeletal electron pair theorydevelopsWade'selectron counting rules for predicting themolecular geometryofcluster compounds.[10]
In 1990 he was appointedReaderin Inorganic Chemistry and for the academic year 1991/92 he served asAssessor.From 1992 until 1999 he worked atImperial College LondonasSir Edward FranklandBritish PetroleumProfessor of Inorganic Chemistry (1992–99) andDeanof theRoyal College of Science(1996–99).
In 1999 Mingos was appointed Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford[11]and at the same time he became a visiting professor atImperial College London.In 2000 he received as aTitle of Distinctionthe title of professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Oxford. He was superseded as principal by ProfessorKeith Gullon 1 October 2009.[12]
WithDavid J. Waleshe is the co-author of the textbookIntroduction to Cluster Chemistry.[1]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 1980, Mingos was award theCorday-Morgan Medaland Prize of theRoyal Society of Chemistry.He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1992.
Personal life
[edit]Michael Mingos is the son of Vasso Mingos, ofAthens,and Rose Enid Billie MingosnéeGriffiths.
References
[edit]- ^abMingos, D. M. P.;Wales, D. J.(1990).Introduction to cluster chemistry.Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall.ISBN978-0134743059.
- ^Oxford University Gazette, Recognition of Distinction 1999–2000: Successful Candidates, Supplement (2) to Gazette No. 4558, Wednesday, 27 September 2000
- ^University of Oxford Annual Review 1998/99Archived5 July 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^Principal of St Edmund Hall
- ^Michael Mingos's CV
- ^ Debrett's People of Today(12th edn, London: Debrett's Peerage, 1999), p. 1362
- ^Debrett's People of Today online
- ^Mingos, David Michael Patrick (1968).The preparation and properties of some tertiary phosphine complexes of osmium, iridium, ruthenium, and platinum(PhD thesis). University of Sussex.OCLC500519525.
- ^Davies, Stephen G. (1978). "Nucleophilic addition to organotransition metal cations containing unsaturated hydrocarbon ligands".Tetrahedron.34(20): 3047–3077.doi:10.1016/0040-4020(78)87001-X.
- ^Mingos, D. M. P (1984). "Polyhedral Skeletal Electron Pair Approach".Acc. Chem. Res.17(9): 311–319.doi:10.1021/ar00105a003.
- ^"New Principal for St Edmund Hall",St Edmund Hall
- ^"Full History of the Hall",St Edmund Hall
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- English chemists
- Inorganic chemists
- English science writers
- English people of Greek descent
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Living people
- Scientists from Lancashire
- Academics of Queen Mary University of London
- Academics of Imperial College London
- Northwestern University faculty
- Fellows of Keble College, Oxford
- Principals of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
- People educated at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School
- People educated at The Harvey Grammar School
- Deans of the Royal College of Science
- Alumni of the University of Sussex