MA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FHEA
Personal Chair
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- w.harrison@abdn.ac.uk
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- +44 (0)1224 272897
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- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Biography
Bill Harrison grew up in southern England and was the first in his family to enter higher education. He graduated with first-class Honours in Chemistry from University College, Oxford in 1982. He stayed in Oxford to study for his DPhil (PhD) under the supervision of Prof Tony Cheetham, FRS, investigating the magnetic behaviour of transition-metal oxides. He then worked as assistant instrument scientist on the high resolution powder diffractometer (HRPD) at the ISIS spallation neutron source and a highlight of that time was the determination of the crystal structure of the high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7–δ, which featured on the cover of Nature. Following that, in 1988 he headed for sunnier climes for a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Santa Barbara (supervisor Galen Stucky) where he studied advanced materials by state-of-the-art diffraction techniques. A second postdoc followed at the University of Houston (Texas), where a highlight was the study of layered hybrid perovskites as potential solar cell materials (Nature cover). His first ‘real’ academic position in 1995 was a lecturer at the University of Western Australia, where he discovered his previously unsuspected enthusiasm for teaching. He was appointed as lecturer in chemistry at the University of Aberdeen in 1998, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2000 and to Personal Chair in 2018. He currently serves as Director of Education in the School of Natural and Computing Science and sits on a number of University committees. He teaches at all levels of the Chemistry programme and his University awards for teaching include ‘most accessible lecturer’ (2015), ‘best lecturer’ (2017) and ‘most supportive lecturer’ (2020). His independent research in synthetic and structural chemistry focuses on undergraduate research projects. His interests outside the University include photography, walking the dog, objecting to planning applications, and family activities.
Internal Memberships
School Director of Education; personal tutor; member of the retention task group; positive outcomes task group; student survey working group...
Latest Publications
A new hydrazone-hydrazide based silver(I) complex as a single-source solid state precursor for photo-catalytically active silver nanoparticles: structural study and antioxidant and electrochemical applications
Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1324, 140925Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPotential building blocks for porous organic materials
Journal of Chemical Research, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMetal complexes of saccharin and thiosaccharin as potential anticancer and antimicrobial agents
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, vol. 12, 100205Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSequential nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions of activated halogens
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 25, no. 15, 8162Contributions to Journals: Articles11-Hydroxy-7-Methoxy-2,8-Dimethyltetracene-5,12-Dione
MolBank, vol. 2024, no. 2, M1822Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Synthetic and structural inorganic chemistry: 632 publications, 11733 citations, Hirsch h-index 52 (data retrieved from Web of Science, 8 March 2024).
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Bill Harrison is Course Coordinator for Level 1 Chemistry (CM1020, CM1021, CM1512 and CM1513) and teaches on the following courses:
- CM1020 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 1
- CM1021 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 1
- CM1022 Elements of Chemistry 1
- CM1512 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 2
- CM1513 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 2
- CM1522 Elements of Chemistry 2
- CM2519 Inorganic Chemistry
- CM3037 Inorganic and Solid-State Chemistry
- CM4037 Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- CM4028/CM4036/CM4535 project supervision
- CM5003 MChem Chemistry Applications
- Publications
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RbZrOAsO4: a zirconium-containing analogue of potassium titanyl phosphate (KTiOPO4)
Solid State Sciences, vol. 6, pp. 981-985Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2004.05.003
Synthesis and structure of C2-symmetric N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of palladium
Tetrahedron Letters, vol. 45, pp. 5703-5706Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.05.085
Synthesis, IR spectra, thermal analysis and crystal structures of bis(saccharinato)mercury(II) complexes with 2-aminomethylpyridine and 2-aminoethylpyridine
Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, vol. 630, pp. 1512-1516Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.200400155
The catena-arsenite chain anion, [AsO2](n-)(n): (H3NCH2CH2NH3)(0.5)[AsO2] and NaAsO2 (revisited)
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 60Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104007450
Trans-bis(saccharinato)cadmium(II) complexes with 2-aminomethylpyridine and 2-aminoethylpyridine - Synthesis, crystal structures, spectral and thermal characterization of trans-[Cd(sac)(2)(ampy)(2)] and trans-[Cd(sac)(2)(aepy)(2)]
Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, vol. 630, pp. 1126-1130Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/omu.edu.tr
Triethanolamine zinc phosphite, (C6H13NO3)Zn-2(HPO3): A templated network or a network of clusters?
Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 43, pp. 4567-4569Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ic0495012
Two zincophosphite frameworks templated by 1,4-diaminobenzene: syntheses and structures of C(6)N(2)H10 center dot Zn(HPO3)(2) and (C6N2H8)(0.5)center dot ZnHPO3
Solid State Sciences, vol. 6, pp. 593-598Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2004.03.009
beta-[H2N(CH2)(2)NH2](0.5)[ZnHPO3], a second modification of ethylenediamine zinc hydrogen phosphite
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 60Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104027039
tert-Butylammonium dihydrogenarsenate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 60Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536804020963
(CN3H6)2·(VO)3(H2O)3(HPO3)4·3H2O, a guanidinium vanadium phosphite hydrate based on a (3,4) connected net: an “Orthogonal Templating” effect?
Solid State Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 297-302Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1293-2558(02)00020-1
1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane tetrachlorocobaltate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803011668
1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane triapuatrichloronickelate(II) chloride monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. m797-m799Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803018555
1-Carbamoylguanidinium hydrogenselenite
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. o1296-o1298Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803017380
2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridinium dihydrogenphosphate
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270103011077
4-aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane dihydrogenphosphite
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803018130
Bis(1-carbamoylguanidinium) diaquatetrachloromanganate(II)
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680301523X
Bis(1-carbarnoylguanidiniurn) diaquatetrachlorocobaltate(H)
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803012406
Bis(benzylammonium) hydrogenarsenate monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. m1151-m1153Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803026242
Bis(melaminium) hydrogen phosphite tetrahydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. o195-o197Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803001247
Cobalt hydrogen selenite chloride dihydrate, Co(HseO3)Cl×2H2O
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. i62-i64Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803006378
Dilithium selenate hydrate, Li2SeO4×H2O
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. i25-i27Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803002526
Further studies of [omega-(haloalkylstannyl)alkyl]phosphine oxides.: Structures of bis[2-(bromodimethylstannyl)ethyl]phenylphosphine oxide and t-butyl[3-(iododimethylstannyl)propyl]phenylphosphine oxide
Polyhedron, vol. 22, no. 22, pp. 3277-3288Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(03)00470-4
Guanidinium dihydrogen phosphite
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. o769-o770Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803009644
Lone-pair containment in closed cavities: The MTe6O13(M = Mn, Ni, Co) family of ternary oxides
Dalton Transactions, no. 13, pp. 2641-2645Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b300573a
Mono- and binuclear copper(II) complexes of saccharin with 2-pyridinepropanol synthesis, spectral, thermal and structural characterization
Transition Metal Chemistry, vol. 28, pp. 676-681Contributions to Journals: Articles