Paul O'Brien (chemist)

For other people called Paul O'Brien, see Paul O'Brien (disambiguation).

Paul O'Brien
CBE FRS FREng FRSC
Paul O'Brien in 2013
Born(1954-01-22)22 January 1954
Died16 October 2018(2018-10-16) (aged 64)
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester
ThesisCatalysis of the racemisation of amino acids (1978)
Doctoral advisorRobert D. Gillard
Website

Paul O'Brien (22 January 1954 – 16 October 2018[2]) was professor of Inorganic Materials at the University of Manchester.[3][1] where he served as head of the School of Chemistry from 2004 to 2009 and head of the School of Materials from 2011 to 2015. He died on 16 October 2018 at the age of 64.[4]

  1. ^ a b Paul O'Brien publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. ^ "O'BRIEN, Prof. Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Paul O'Brien's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Paul O'Brien, former vice president of Royal Society of Chemistry, dies aged 64". 19 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.