Kenneth Wade, FRSC FRS (1932–2014) was a British chemist and professor emeritus at Durham University.[1]
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| Born | 13 October 1932 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK |
| Died | 16 March 2014 (aged 81) Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Known for | Polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory |
| Awards | Ludwig Mond Award (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | Durham University |
| Doctoral advisor | Norman Greenwood |
Early life and education
editKenneth Wade was born in Sleaford on 13 October 1932, the second son of Harry Kennington Wade and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Wade. He was educated at Carre's Grammar School,[2] and graduated from the University of Nottingham as the first PhD student (1954–1957) of Norman Greenwood,[3][4] and Cornell University.[5]
Career
editAfter spending two years as a post-doctoral student at the University of Cambridge and two further years lecturing successively at Cornell University and Derby College of Technology, in 1961 Wade became a Lecturer at Durham University. In 1971, he was appointed Senior Lecturer and was promoted to Reader in 1977. Between 1983 and 1998, he was Professor of Chemistry at the university and served, between 1986 and 1989, as chairman of its Department of Chemistry.[2]
Wade's Rules, also known as Polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory, are a set of electron counting rules to predict the shapes of borane clusters.[6][7]
Awards
edit- 1982: Main Group Award, Royal Society of Chemistry.[2]
- 1999: Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry.
- 1989: Fellow, Royal Society.[2][8]
- 1999: Ludwig Mond Award, Royal Society of Chemistry.
- 2012: Chancellor's Medal, University of Durham.[2]
References
edit- ^ Department of Chemistry (9 September 2013). "Prof. K Wade - Durham University". Dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Wade, Prof. Kenneth", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Kenneth Wade (21 May 2009). "Harry Julius Emeleus (1903 - 1993)" (PDF). Chemistry Academic Genealogy. University of Notre Dame, Chemistry/Physics Library. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Brian (25 November 2011). "Norman Greenwood tells his life story (May 2011)". Web of Stories. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ The International Who's Who 2004, Europa Publications
- ^ "Wade's Rules". Cnx.org. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Wade's Rules - Periodic Table of Videos". Periodic Videos. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Mingos, D. Michael P. (2022). "Kenneth Wade. 13 October 1932—16 March 2014". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 73.