Geoffrey Eglinton

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Geoffrey Eglinton, FRS (born 1927, Cardiff) is a British chemist and Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences at Bristol University.

He won the Royal Medal in 1997 "In recognition of his contribution to our understanding of the way in which chemicals move from the living biosphere to the fossil geosphere, in particular the origin, genesis, maturation and migration of oil which has had great repercussions on the petroleum industry.",[1]

He was awarded the Wollaston Medal in 2004.[2]

He was a co-winner of the Dan David Prize in 2008 for his studies of organic chemical fossils, which reveal the inhabitants and climates of ancient worlds. (He shared the prize with Ellen Moseley-Thompson and Lonnie G. Thompson). [3][4]

The Eglinton reaction is named after him.

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Medal Winners: 2007-1990". Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  2. ↑ "Wollaston Medal". Award Winners since 1831. Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
  3. ↑ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/5822.html
  4. ↑ "Dan David Prize laureate 2008". 

See also

  • Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History
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