Advance Information The Selected Papers of Sir John Meurig Thomas By John Meurig Thomas (University of Cambridge, UK) Edited by Kenneth Harris (Cardiff University, UK) Description: Pub Date: Jul 2017 John Meurig Thomas is a former Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, a former Binding: Hardcover head of the Department of Physical Chemistry and former Master of Peterhouse, University ISBN: 978-1-78634-187-7 of Cambridge. A world-renowned solid-state, materials and surface chemist, he has been an educator, researcher, academic administrator, author of university texts, government Price: £131 advisor, industrial consultant and trustee of national museums in a career spanning over 50 Page Extent: 700pp years. Recipient of many international wara ds, including the Linus Pauling, Willard–Gibbs, Type: Reprint Volume Kapitza, Natta, Stokes, Davy and Faraday medals, he is also a fellow of the Royal Society Main Subject: Chemistry (1977), of the American Philosophical Society (1993) and of ten other national academies. He is best known for his fundamental work in heterogeneous catalysis, chemical electron Sub-subjects: Catalyst microscopy and in the popularisation fo science, for which he was knighted (1991). He is also Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; founding editor of three scientific journals and editor or co-editor of some 30 monographs. Surface/Interface Chemistry; A new mineral, meurigite, was named in his honour (1995). Most recently in 2016, Sir John Materials Chemistry/ was awarded the Royal Medal for Physical Sciences by the Royal Society. Nanochemistry; Solid State Chemistry; Popular Science; Drawn from over 1200 publications, this volume contains a summarised account of Sir John’s Electron Microscopy, Scanning, work, with a selection of the new techniques pioneered and discovered by him and his Tunnelling; Chemical colleagues. Also included are popular science articles, and various illustrations of techniques Engineering; Organic Chemistry which have enhanced our knowledge of many facets of condensed matter science. BIC: PNR Contributions from 80 peers, colleagues, former co-workers, students and friends worldwide BISAC: SCI013050; TEC021000; who have interacted with or been influenced by him are a tribute to the professional and SCI013040 personal life of Sir John, making this book a unique reflective summary of the work of one of Keywords: Meurig Thomas; the greatest achievers in modern British physical science. Heterogeneous Catalysis; Solid- state Chemistry; Materials Chemistry; Surface Chemistry; Meurigite; Royal Institution; Royal Society Readership: Those with an interest in solid-state, materials, and surface chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, and chemical electron microscopy. General public who are interested in the autobiography of a remarkable scientist Imprint: World Scientific Europe Contents: • An Outline of My Lifetime’s Scientific Journey • Selected Papers Printed Herein with Brief Commentaries • The Popularisation of Science • Interacting with Sir John Meurig Thomas (Kenneth D M Harris) .