Brian F. G. Johnson#
| Membership Number: | 1201 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1992 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1999 Master of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
- 1995 - 1970 Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cambridge
- 1992 - 1995 Head of Chemistry Department, University of Edinburgh
- 1990 - 1995 Crum Brown Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
- 1989 - 1991 Acting Master, Fitzwilliam College University of Cambridge
- 1988 - 1989 President of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
- 1986 - 1988 Dean of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
- 1978 Promoted to Reader, University of Cambridge
- 1972 - 1977 College Steward, University of Cambridge
- 1970 Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cambridge
- 1970 Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
- 1967 - 1970 Postdoctoral fellowship, University College London
- 1964 Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Manchester
- 1963 Fulbright scholarship, MIT
Fields of Scholarship
- Inorganic chemistry
- Nano particles
- Metal carbonyl clusters
Honours and Awards
- 2003 Edward Frankland Medal
- 1994 - 1999 Member of Council of EPSRC
- 1994 - 1999 Member Technical Opportunities Panel EPSRC
- 1998 Chairman of PUSET (Public Understanding of Science, Engineering andTechnology)
- 1998 Grand Cross of Brazil for his contributions to Science
- 1993 - 1997 Member of TOP
- 1997 President of Dalton Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry – served on several committees
- 1992 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Academia Europa
- 1991 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1986 The Royal Society of Chemistry Prize for Transition Metal Chemistry
- 1984 Corday–Morgan Medal, Tilden Medal
