David Clary

Sir David Clary
Sir David Clary, from the portrait by Keith Breeden
Born
David Charles Clary

(1953-01-14) 14 January 1953 (age 71)[1]
Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Sussex (BSc)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Known forQuantum theory for chemical reactions
SpouseHeather Ann Clary
AwardsFRS (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)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical Chemistry
InstitutionsIBM 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
Doctoral advisorNicholas C. Handy
Websitewww.magd.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-sir-david-clary/

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]

  1. ^ "CLARY, Prof. Sir David Charles". Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press.(subscription required)
  2. ^ "Professor Sir David Clary". Magdalen College Oxford.
  3. ^ "Professor Sir David Clary FRS". Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford.