Frank Robinson Hartley
Frank Robinson Hartley DL CChem FRSC FRAeS DSc DPhil MA (b.29 January 1942)[1] was Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University (previously the Cranfield Institute of Technology) from 1989–2006.[1]
Early life and career
He was the son of Sir Frank Hartley CBE a former Vice Chancellor of London University.[1]
He was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, London, and Magdalen College, Oxford.[1]
Career
He was Post-doctoral Fellow in protein chemistry at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Melbourne from 1966-69. He was then Imperial Chemical Industries Research Fellow and Tutor in Physical Chemistry at University College London from 1969-70. From 1970-75 he was lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Southampton.[1]
He then joined the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham (RMCS), as Professor of Chemistry and Head of the Department of Chemistry and Metallurgy from 1975–82, Acting Dean from 1982–84, Principal and Dean from 1984–89. From 1989-90 he was director of Cranfield Institute of Technology (CIT - later Cranfield University) which was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1969 - an academic partnership (RMCS) had been formed in 1984. He was Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University from 1989-2006.[1]
Personal life
He married first, 1964, Valerie Peel (d.2005) and they had three daughters. He married second, 2009, Charmaine Harvey.
Publications
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- "The Chemistry of Platinum and Palladium", Applied Science, 1973[1]
- "Elements of Organometallic Chemistry", Chemical Society, 1974, ISBN 0851869092 with C Burgess and R M Alcock [1]
- "Solution Equilibria", 1985
- "The Chemistry of the Metal-Carbon Bond", Vol 1 1983, Vol 2 1984, Vol 3 1985, Vol 4 1987, Vol 5 1989 (with S Patel)
- "The Chemistry of Organophosphorus Coumpounds" Vol 2-4 1990-1996
- "Supported Metal Complexes" 1989
- "The chemistry of the Platinum Group Metals", 1991
References
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| Preceded by | Vice Chancellor Cranfield University 1970-1989 |
Succeeded by Sir John O'Reilly |
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- Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- People associated with Cranfield University
- Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- People educated at King's College School, Wimbledon
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Academics of Cranfield University
