!!Robert Burch - Curriculum Vitae
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Research Professor\\
Centre for the Theory and Application of Catalysis (CenTACat)\\
The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering\\
Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, N. Ireland, U.K.
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__Education:__
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*1961-1965  B.Sc. Honours, First Class in Chemistry, Queen's University, Belfast. Awarded the Richardson Medal for top marks in Honours Chemistry.\\
*1965-1968  Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Queen's University, Belfast\\
*July 1988  Awarded D.Sc. by Queen's University, Belfast
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__Previous appointments:__
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*1968-1970  Science Research Council Fellowship at the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford\\
*1970-1987  Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Reading\\
*1987-1990 Reader in Chemistry, University of Reading\\
*1990-1999 Director of the Catalysis Research Centre and Professor of Catalytic Chemistry, University of Reading\\
*1999-2009 Professor of Physical Chemistry, Queen’s University Belfast\\
*2003-2009  Head of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast  
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__Research output:__
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Almost 250 peer-reviewed research publications over four decades.