Meredith Gwynne Evans | |
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 Evans in 1949 | |
| Born | 2 December 1904 |
| Died | 25 December 1952 (aged 48) |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Known for | transition state theory |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Tilden Prize (1949) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Leeds Princeton University University of Manchester |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Lapworth |
| Doctoral students | Noel Hush George Porter Alec Sehon Huw O. Pritchard |
Meredith Gwynne Evans, FRS (2 December 1904 – 25 December 1952) was a British physical chemist who made important contributions to the theory of chemical reaction rates and reaction mechanisms. Together with Henry Eyring and Michael Polanyi, Meredith Gwynne Evans is one of the founders of the transition state theory.