MA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FHEA
Personal Chair
- About
-
- Email Address
- w.harrison@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272897
- Office Address
- 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
-
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
-
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
-
Page 20 of 23 Results 476 to 500 of 571
New Framework Connectivity Patterns in Templated Networks: The Creatinine Zinc Phosphites C4N3OH7·ZnHPO3, C4N3OH7·Zn(H2O)HPO3 and (C4N3OH7)2·ZnHPO3·H2O
Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 42, pp. 1493-1498Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ic020593+
Piperidinium dihydrogenarsenate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803021457
Propane-1,2-diammonium hydrogenarsenate monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E59, pp. m739-m741Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803017239
Synthesis, spectra, thermal analysis and crystal structure of Trans-Bis(2-Pyridinepropanol)Bis(Saccharinato)Cobalt(II)
Journal of Coordination Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 1033-1039Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00958970310001595657
Synthesis, spectral and thermal studies of Bis-2,6-Dimethanolpyridine complexes of Co(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) Saccharinates: Crystal Structures of [Ni(dmpy)2](sac)2×2H2O and [Zn(dmpy)2](sac)2×2H2O
Journal of Coordination Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 21-32Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0095897021000039052
Triethanolammonium dihydrogenphosphate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803011188
Triethanolammonium dihydrogenphosphite
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803016982
Synthesis and Structure of Cadmium Selenite Carbonate Hydroxide, Cd3[(SeO3)(CO3)(OH)2]
Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, vol. 628, no. 9-10, pp. 2063-2066Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSynthesis and structure of lithium cadmium selenite hydroxide, LiCd2(SeO3)(2)(OH)
Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, vol. 628, no. 8, pp. 1913-1916Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBis(tetra-n-butylammonium) (a redetermination at 150 K) and bis(tetraphenylarsonium) bis(1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolato)zinc(II) (at 300 K)
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. m105-m108Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270101018534
Pyrrole and polypyrrole-based liquid crystals containing azobenzene mesogenic groups
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 579-585Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b105976a
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
6,6-Diphenyl-6,7-dhydro-5H-1,3,4,8-tetrathia-6-stannazulene-2-thione and 6,6'-spirobi[6,7-dihydro-5H-1,3,4,8-tetrathia-6-stannazulene]-2,2'-dithione
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. C58, pp. m351-m354Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270102007898
A hydrogen-bonded dimer of a novel Co(II) complex of monoethanolamine with thiocyanate: synthesis, spectra, thermal behaviour and crystal structure
Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 641, pp. 119-124Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAmmonium zinc hydrogenphosphite hydrate, (NH4)(2)Zn-5(HPO3)(6)center dot 4H(2)O
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536802008243
Barium cobalt chloride selenite, Ba2CoCl2(SeO3)(2)
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. E58, pp. i49-i51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536802009005
Bis(2-pyridylmethanol)bis(saccharinato)zinc(II) and -cadmium(II) at 120 K: three-dimensional structures containing both N-and O-coordinated ambidentate saccharinate ligands
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270102010491
Bis(dabconium) vanadium arsenate octahydrate, (N2C6H14)(2)[V4As6O30H6]center dot 8H(2)O
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536802009546
Bis(p-nitrobenzoxasulfamato) complexes of cadmium(II) and mercury(II) - Synthesis, spectra, and X-ray crystal structures
Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, vol. 628, pp. 1908-1912Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBis(pyridine-2,6-dimethanol-N,O,O ')cobalt(II) and -copper(II) disaccharinate dihydrate: three-dimensional structures with extensive hydrogen bonds and aromatic pi-pi-stacking interactions
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270101018807
C4N3OH7 center dot Zn(H2O)HPO4, a neutral zincophosphate cluster
Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 41, pp. 6184-6186Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ic025886h
Different coordination modes of saccharin in the metal complexes with 2-pyridylmethanol: synthesis, spectroscopic, thermal and structural characterization
Polyhedron, vol. 21, pp. 2393-2402Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGuanylurea vanadium arsenate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536802007900
Heterocyclic derivatives from natural ocurring naphthoquinones: synthesis, characterization and X-ray structure of ß-lapachone hydrazo compounds
Dyes and Pigments, vol. 52, pp. 209-214Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0143-7208(01)00097-3
In situ template generation for zincophosphate systhesis leading to guanylurea zinc phosphate C2H7N4O·ZnPO4, containing template-to-template N-H O hydrogen bonds
Solid State Sciences, vol. 4, pp. 969-972Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1293-2558(02)01340-7
Lone-Pair Self-Containment in Tellurite Tubes: Hydrothermal Syntheses and Structures of BaTeO7 and BaTe4O9
Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 124, no. 17, pp. 4576-4577Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ja017648b
