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Read more at: Reshaping our understanding of 19th century chemistry
Molecular World: Making Modern Chemistry front cover by The MIT Press

Reshaping our understanding of 19th century chemistry

Dr Catherine M. Jackson, an alum from Jim Staunton’s group, is publishing Molecular World: Making Modern Chemistry, a fresh account of chemistry's quest to understand and manipulate organic nature.


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: Seeking climate change solutions
Group shot of the 1969 Physical Chemistry Department members

Alumni Postcard: Seeking climate change solutions

Richard (Dick) Derwent (Queens' 1965) has written a book called Air Pollution and Climate Change: The Basics, with colleague John K. Pearson.

Left: the Physical Chemistry Department in 1969


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: Pharmaceutical consultant

Alumni Postcard: Pharmaceutical consultant

Greetings from Burnham, Buckinghamshire. Can you spot me in the photo?


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: Baby Smiles Club

Alumni Postcard: Baby Smiles Club

Greetings from Denmark, where I moved nearly two years ago and have started a new business.


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: Caving

Alumni Postcard: Caving

Greetings from Glossop. I have just returned here after a caving trip to the Vercors Regional Nature Park in south-east France, surviving caving and canyoning. 


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: France

Alumni Postcard: France

Bonjour from the heart of Burgundy, France. I'm writing to say how much I enjoyed the Chemistry Alumni Winetasting on my first visit back to the Department since 1970. 


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: Australia

Alumni Postcard: Australia

Greetings from the Australian Outback, where I’ve been as part of the scientific faculty managing the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.


Read more at: Alumni Postcard: Japan

Alumni Postcard: Japan

Greetings from Tokyo, where I was doing a major review of the AKARI space satellite data archive for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency.