Jim Morrison (chemist)

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James Morrison
Born(1924-11-09)9 November 1924[1]
Died2013
Alma materGlasgow University
Known formass spectrometry
Scientific career
FieldsAnalytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
InstitutionsLa Trobe University
Doctoral advisorJM Robertson

James Douglas Morrison AO, FAA, FRSE, FRACI (1924–2013) was a Scottish born Australian physical chemist. Born and educated in Glasgow (BSc 1945, PhD 1948), he moved to Australia in 1949 to work with the CSIRO. There he switched from X-Ray crystallography to mass spectrometry as a research topic.[1] In 1967 he was appointed as the foundation chair of physical chemistry at La Trobe University, where he was a professor of chemistry until retiring in 1989.[2][3][4][5]

He is known for his work in mass spectrometry and he is one of the inventors of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Professor Jim Morrison, Physical chemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
  2. ^ Morrison, James Douglas (1924 - 2013), Encyclopaedia of Australian Science
  3. ^ Morrison, James Douglas, AO, FAA, FRSE, FRACI (1924-2013), trove.nla.gov.au
  4. ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016. For service to Australian society and science in mass spectrometry
  5. ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 11 June 1990. AO QB 1990. For service to science, particularly in the field of physical chem., and to education
  6. ^ "Tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer for selected ion fragmentation studies and low energy collision induced dissociator". Google Patents. Retrieved 19 April 2019.