Geoffrey Eglinton#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 763 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Geoffrey Eglinton passed away March 11, 2016.
Positions Held
- since 1993 Emeritus Prof., Earth Sciences, Univ. Bristol
- 1968-1993 Reader Prof. Organic Geochemistry, Univ. Bristol
- 1954-1968 Lecturer Reader, Chemistry, Univ. Glasgow
- 1952-1954 ICI Fellow, Univ. Liverpool
- 1951 Ph.D.Chemistry,Univ. Manchester
Fields of Scholarship
- Biogeochemistry
- Molecular biomarkers
- Palaeoenvironmental proxies
- N-alkanes, steroids
- Triterpenoids
- Plant waxes
- Stable isotopes of carbon and hydrogen
- Quaternary sediments
Honours and Awards
- 1973 NASA: Gold Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement
- 1974 Chemical Society: Hugo Muller Silver Medal & Lectureship
- 1976 Fellowship Royal Society
- 1981 Geochemical Society: Treibs Gold Medal
- 1986 Geological Society: Coke Medal
- 1992 Chemical Society: Theophilus Redwood Medal and Lectureship
- 1996 Geochemical Society: Fellowship
- 1997 European Geochemical Society: Urey Medal (with John Hayes).
- 1997 Royal Society: Royal Medal
- 1999 Chromatographic Society: Martin Gold Medal
- 2000 Geochemical Society :Goldschmidt Medal
- 2004 Geological Society: Wollaston Medal.
- 2008 Dan David Prize
