John Bockris

John Bockris
Born(1923-01-05)5 January 1923
Died7 July 2013(2013-07-07) (aged 90)
NationalitySouth African
Education
Known forBioelectrochemistry
Photoelectrochemistry
Pulse electrolysis
BMD model
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
Institutions
ThesisStudies in electrolytic polarisation in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions (1945)
Doctoral advisorHarold Ellingham
Notable studentsRoger Parsons

Bernhardt Patrick John O’Mara Bockris (5 January 1923 – 7 July 2013)[1] was a South African professor of chemistry, latterly at Texas A&M University. During his long and prolific career he published some 700 papers and two dozen books. His best known work is in electrochemistry[2][3] but his output also extended to environmental chemistry, photoelectrochemistry and bioelectrochemistry. In the 1990s he experimented with cold fusion and transmutation, topics on which his unorthodox views provoked controversy.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fletcher was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bockris, Devanathan, and Muller (1963).
  3. ^ Bockris and Reddy (1970).