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Russell E. Morris

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Russell Morris
FRSFRSEFRSCFLSW
Morris in 2016
Born(1967-06-08)8 June 1967(age 57)
St Asaph,Wales
EducationYsgol Dyffryn Conwy
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
Spouse
Silke Wewetzer
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(m.2002)​
Children2
AwardsFrank Brian Merceraward[when?]
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of St Andrews
ThesisSynthesis and characterization of metal phosphites and selenites(1992)
Doctoral advisorAnthony Cheetham
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armmedium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1991University of Oxford
1990–1991Wales Minor Counties
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 4
Runs scored 1,109 44
Batting average 23.10 11.00
100s/50s 0/10 0/0
Top score 96 19
Ballsbowled 162 –
Wickets 2 –
Bowling average 72.50 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 2/82 –
Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/–
Source:Cricinfo,10 November 2011
Websitest-andrews.ac.uk/profile/rem1

Russell Edward MorrisFRSFRSEFRSCFLSW[1](born 8 June 1967) is a British chemist and Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Chemistry at theUniversity of St Andrewssince 2016.[1][2]He playedfirst-class cricketwhile he was a student at theUniversity of Oxford,[3][4]and also represented the university inassociation footballplaying in Varsity matches at various venues, including Wembley Stadium and Highbury.

Education and early life

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Russell Edward Morris was born on 8 June 1967 inSt Asaph,Wales, to Merfyn Morris and Ursula Patricia Morris.[5][6]His father Merfyn worked as a plumber inGlan ConwyinNorth Wales.[7]Russell was educated atYsgol Dyffryn ConwyinLlanrwstand went toOriel College, Oxford,where he was awarded aBachelor of Artsdegree inchemistryin 1989, followed by aDoctor of Philosophydegree in 1992[5]for research investigating the synthesis and characterization of metalphosphitesandselenites,supervised byAnthony Cheetham.[8][9]

Research and scientific career

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Morris's research interests lie in the synthesis, characterisation and application of porous and layered materials includingzeolites[10]andmetal-organic frameworks (MOFs).[11]He developed ionothermal synthesis – the use ofionic liquidsas reactive media for the preparation of solids – a method that has had impact across a wide range of chemistry.[12]His recent work on developing the assembly–disassembly–organisation–reassembly (ADOR) approach[13][14]to the preparation of zeolites offers routes to exciting materials that would not be possible using standard techniques.

Morris is recognized as a pioneer in the use ofporous materialsfor the storage and delivery of biologically active gases for medical applications.[15][16]

Awards and honours

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Morris was elected aFellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016.[15]His applications and commercially focused work with MOFgen Ltd.[17]andSasolTechnology UK have been recognised by theBrian MercerAward for Innovation from theRoyal Society.He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh(FRSE) in 2008,[18]aFellowof theLearned Society of Wales(FLSW) in 2012, and aFellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[when?]In 2019, he was awarded the Tilden Prize by theRoyal Society of Chemistry.[19]

Cricket

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Morris was a right-handedbatsmanand bowled right-armmedium pace.While studying at theUniversity of Oxford,he made hisfirst-classdebut forOxford University Cricket Clubin 1987 againstHampshire.He made 33 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came againstCambridge Universityin the 1991University MatchatLord's.[20]In his 34 first-class appearances for Oxford University, he scored 981 runs at anaverageof 21.32, with a high score of 96.[21]This score, which was one of eightfiftieshe made for the university, came againstSurreyat theUniversity Parksin 1990.[22]The same year, he also appeared once for a combinedOxford and Cambridge Universities sideagainst the touringNew Zealanders.[20]He batted with success in this match:captainingthe side, he scored 75 in the team's first innings before being dismissed byJohn Bracewell,while in the team's second innings, he scored 53 before being dismissed by the same bowler.[23]

While studying at Oxford, Morris was also a part of theCombined Universitiesteam in the 1991Benson and Hedges Cup.[citation needed]He made fourList Aappearances during the competition, againstGloucestershire,Derbyshire,WorcestershireandNorthamptonshire.[24]In these four matches, he scored 44 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 19.[25]

Morris also played forWales Minor Countiesin theMinor Counties Championship,making two appearances in 1990 againstDorsetandWiltshireand one appearance in 1991 against Dorset.[26]

Personal life

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Morris married Silke Frauke Karen Wewetzer in 2002. They have a son and a daughter.[5]

References

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  1. ^ab"Professor Russell Edward Morris, FRS FRSE FRSC FLSW: School of Chemistry".St Andrews:st-andrews.ac.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2016.
  2. ^Russell MorrisORCID0000-0001-7809-0315
  3. ^Russell MorrisatESPNcricinfo
  4. ^Russell Morrisat CricketArchive
  5. ^abc"Morris, Prof. Russell Edward".Who's Who.A & C Black. 2022.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
  6. ^Morris, Russell E. (2016). "Author Profile: Russell E. Morris".Angewandte Chemie International Edition.55(31): 8794.doi:10.1002/anie.201601281.
  7. ^Jones, Mari (20 June 2016)."Glan Conwy plumber's son elected as fellow of prestigious Royal Society".North Wales Live.Retrieved12 April2023.
  8. ^Morris, Russell Edward (1992).Synthesis and characterization of metal phosphites and selenites.bodleian.ox.ac.uk(DPhil thesis). University of Oxford.OCLC60089703.
  9. ^Morris, R. E.; Hriljac, J. A.; Cheetham, A. K. (1990)."Synthesis and crystal structures of two novel selenites, NaY(SeO₃)₂ and NaLa(SeO₃)₂"(PDF).Acta Crystallographica Section C.46(11): 2013–2017.doi:10.1107/S0108270190002396.ISSN0108-2701.
  10. ^Mazur, Michal; Wheatley, Paul S.; Navarro, Marta; Roth, Wieslaw J.; Položij, Miroslav; Mayoral, Alvaro; Eliášová, Pavla; Nachtigall, Petr; Čejka, Jiří; Morris, Russell E. (2015)."Synthesis of 'unfeasible' zeolites"(PDF).Nature Chemistry.8(1): 58–62.doi:10.1038/nchem.2374.hdl:10023/8675.PMID26673264.
  11. ^Horcajada, Patricia; Gref, Ruxandra; Baati, Tarek; Allan, Phoebe K.; Maurin, Guillaume; Couvreur, Patrick; Férey, Gérard; Morris, Russell E.; Serre, Christian (2012). "Metal–Organic Frameworks in Biomedicine".Chemical Reviews.112(2): 1232–1268.doi:10.1021/cr200256v.PMID22168547.
  12. ^Cooper, Emily R.; Andrews, Christopher D.; Wheatley, Paul S.; Webb, Paul B.; Wormald, Philip; Morris, Russell E. (2004). "Ionic liquids and eutectic mixtures as solvent and template in synthesis of zeolite analogues".Nature.430(7003): 1012–1016.Bibcode:2004Natur.430.1012C.doi:10.1038/nature02860.PMID15329717.S2CID3737160.
  13. ^Wheatley, Paul S.; Čejka, Jiří; Morris, Russell E. (2016)."Synthesis of Zeolites Using the ADOR (Assembly-Disassembly-Organization-Reassembly) Route".Journal of Visualized Experiments(110): e53463.doi:10.3791/53463.PMC4841360.PMID27078165.
  14. ^Eliášová, Pavla; Opanasenko, Maksym; Wheatley, Paul S.; Shamzhy, Mariya; Mazur, Michal; Nachtigall, Petr; Roth, Wieslaw J.; Morris, Russell E.; Čejka, Jiří (2015). "The ADOR mechanism for the synthesis of new zeolites".Chemical Society Reviews.44(20): 7177–7206.doi:10.1039/C5CS00045A.hdl:10023/8734.PMID25946705.
  15. ^abAnon (2016)."Professor Russell Morris FRS".London:Royal Society.Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2016.One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:

    “All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available underCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.”--"Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies".Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.Retrieved9 March2016.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^Morris, Russell E.; Wheatley, Paul S. (2008). "Gas Storage in Nanoporous Materials".Angewandte Chemie International Edition.47(27): 4966–4981.doi:10.1002/anie.200703934.PMID18459091.
  17. ^Anon (2016)."Russell Edward MORRIS: MOFgen Limited (SC454706)".London:Companies House.Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2016.
  18. ^"Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows as of 2016-05-13"(PDF).Edinburgh:Royal Society of Edinburgh.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 30 March 2016.
  19. ^"Previous winners".Royal Society of Chemistry.Retrieved17 December2020.
  20. ^ab"First-Class Matches played by Russell Morris".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
  21. ^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Russell Morris".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
  22. ^"Oxford University v Surrey, 1990".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
  23. ^"Oxford and Cambridge Universities v New Zealanders, 1990".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
  24. ^"List A Matches played by Russell Morris".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
  25. ^"List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Russell Morris".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
  26. ^"Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Russell Morris".CricketArchive.Retrieved11 November2011.
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