Walter Metcalf (chemist)

Walter Metcalf
Born
Walter Sidney Metcalf

(1918-05-18)18 May 1918
Kaitangata, New Zealand
Died25 July 2008(2008-07-25) (aged 90)
New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forPhotochemistry
AwardsT. K. Sidey Medal (1966)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsVictoria University College
University of Canterbury
Doctoral advisorE. J. Bowen[1]

Walter Sidney Metcalf (18 May 1918 – 25 July 2008) was a New Zealand physical chemist.[2]

Metcalf was born in Kaitangata on 18 May 1918, the son of George Metcalf, and was educated at Napier Boys' High School.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in music in parallel with his first science degree at the University of Otago,[4] and completed a DPhil degree with E. J. Bowen at England's Oxford University.

Metcalf married Mary Glen Simmers, and the couple went on to have two children.[3]

Metcalf initially worked at Victoria University College, then moved to Canterbury University College (now the University of Canterbury) in 1954. He retired as a reader in 1975. He worked mainly on photochemistry and was awarded the T. K. Sidey Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand for his research in 1966.[5] Towards the end of his career, he worked on calcium metabolism.

  1. ^ "Academic Genealogy of the NDSU Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology" (PDF). USA: North Dakota State University. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. ^ Phillips, Leon; Robinson, Ward (October 2008). "Obituary: Walter Sidney Metcalf (1928–2008)" (PDF). Chemistry in New Zealand. New Zealand Institute of Chemistry: 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 195. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
  4. ^ "The gift of music". University of Otago 1869-2019. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ "T. K. Sidey Medal: Recipients". T. K. Sidey Medal. Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 March 2012.