Frank Hawthorne | |
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 Hawthorne in 2007 | |
| Born | Frank Christopher Hawthorne 8 January 1946 Bristol, England |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London McMaster University |
| Awards | Order of Canada Roebling Medal (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy and crystallography |
| Institutions | University of Manitoba |
| Website | frankhawthorne.com |
Frank Christopher Hawthorne CC FRSC (born 8 January 1946) is an English-born Canadian mineralogist, crystallographer and spectroscopist. He works at the University of Manitoba and is currently distinguished professor emeritus. By combining graph theory, bond-valence theory[1] and the moments approach to the electronic energy density of solids[2] he has developed bond topology[3][4] as a rigorous approach to understanding the atomic arrangements, chemical compositions and paragenesis of complex oxide and oxysalt minerals.
- ^ Brown, Ian David (1 September 2016). The Chemical Bond in Inorganic Chemistry: The Bond Valence Model (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198742951.001.0001. ISBN 9780198742951. OCLC 964646730. S2CID 92868801.[page needed]
- ^ Burdett, Jeremy K; Lee, Stephen; Sha, William C. (1984). "The method of moments and the energy levels of molecules and solids". Croatica Chemica Acta. 57 (5): 1193–1216. ISSN 0011-1643.
- ^ Hawthorne, Frank C. (27 September 2012). "A bond-topological approach to theoretical mineralogy: crystal structure, chemical composition and chemical reactions". Physics and Chemistry of Minerals. 39 (10): 841–874. Bibcode:2012PCM....39..841H. doi:10.1007/s00269-012-0538-4. S2CID 97959636.
- ^ Hawthorne, Frank C. (April 2015). "Toward theoretical mineralogy: a bond-topological approach". American Mineralogist. 100 (4): 696–713. Bibcode:2015AmMin.100..696H. doi:10.2138/am-2015-5114.