John Irvine is Professor
of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews and currently holds
an EPSRC Senior Fellowship. His first degree is in Chemical Physics
from Edinburgh University and he obtained a DPhil from the University
of Ulster in Photoelectrochemistry. He performed his postdoctoral
studies working with Anthony West in Aberdeen and was subsequently
appointed to a BP/RSC fellowship, lectureship and senior lectureship
at Aberdeen University. In 1994 he was visiting Professor at Northwestern
University and then moved to the University of St Andrews as Reader
and then Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. His research interests
are in solid state ionics, new materials, ceramic processing, electrochemistry,
fuel cell technology, hydrogen, photoelectrochemistry, electrochemical
conversion and heterogeneous catalysis. |
