Sir David Charles Clary, FRS (born 14 January 1953) is a British theoretical chemist. He was president of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 2005 to 2020.[2] He was the first chief scientific adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2009 to 2013. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford.[3]
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Sir David Clary |
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Sir David Clary, from the portrait by Keith Breeden |
Born | David Charles Clary (1953-01-14) 14 January 1953 (age 71)[1]
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Nationality | British |
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Alma mater | University of Sussex (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
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Known for | Quantum theory for chemical reactions |
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Spouse | Heather Ann Clary |
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Awards | FRS (1997) Knight Bachelor (2016) International Honorary Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003) Royal Society of Chemistry: Meldola Medal and Prize (1981), Marlow Award (1986), Corday-Morgan Prize (1989), Chemical Dynamics Award (1998), Tilden Prize (1998), Polanyi Medal (2004), Liversidge Award (2010), Spiers Memorial Award (2018) Annual Medal of International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (1989) |
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Scientific career |
Fields | Theoretical Chemistry |
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Institutions | IBM San Jose California University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology University of Cambridge Magdalene College, Cambridge University College London University of Oxford Magdalen College, Oxford Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
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Doctoral advisor | Nicholas C. Handy |
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Website | www.magd.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-sir-david-clary/ |
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