John Meurig Thomas

Sir
John Meurig Thomas
FRS FLSW HonFREng HonFRSE FRMS
Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS FLSW HonFREng HonFRSE FRMS
	Thomas in 2011
Born	15 December 1932; Gwendraeth Valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died	13 November 2020 (aged 87)
Education	University College of Swansea (BSc); Queen Mary College, London (PhD);
Awards	FRS (1977); Davy Medal; Faraday Lectureship Award (1989); Willard Gibbs Award (1995); Bakerian Lecture (1990); Knight Bachelor (1991); Linus Pauling Gold Medal (2003); Giulio Natta Gold Medal (2004); Kapitza Gold Medal (2011); Royal Medal (2016);
	Scientific career
Institutions	Royal Institution; University of Cambridge;
Thesis	The significance of structure in carbon-gas reactions (1957)
Doctoral advisor	Keble Sykes
Website	www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/jmt2

Sir John Meurig Thomas FLSW FRS HonFREng HonFRSE FRMS (15 December 1932 – 13 November 2020) was a Welsh scientist, educator, university administrator, and historian.

Thomas was born in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and was known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science.^[2]^[3]

From 1986 to 1991, he was Director of the Royal Institution. In 1989, he was elected a member of the Academia Europaea.^[4]

In 2016, he was awarded the Royal Medal, but died four years later on 13 November 2020, at the age of 87.^[5]

References

↑ ,. Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
↑ Somorjai, G. A.; Roberts, M. W. (2003). "A Tribute to John Meurig Thomas: Llongyfarchiadau ar eich penblwydd". Topics in Catalysis. 24 (1–4): 3–4. doi:10.1023/b:toca.0000003335.51469.58. S2CID 94423899.
↑ "Sir John Meurig Thomas". BBC Radio Wales. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
↑ "John Meurig Thomas". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
↑ "Y gwyddonydd, yr Athro Syr John Meurig Thomas, wedi marw" (in Welsh). BBC Cymru Fyw. 13 November 2020.

[whoswho-1] ,. Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[Somorjai-2] Somorjai, G. A.; Roberts, M. W. (2003). "A Tribute to John Meurig Thomas: Llongyfarchiadau ar eich penblwydd". Topics in Catalysis. 24 (1–4): 3–4. doi:10.1023/b:toca.0000003335.51469.58. S2CID 94423899.

[radioWales-3] "Sir John Meurig Thomas". BBC Radio Wales. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[4] "John Meurig Thomas". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.

[5] "Y gwyddonydd, yr Athro Syr John Meurig Thomas, wedi marw" (in Welsh). BBC Cymru Fyw. 13 November 2020.

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