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
Potential 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: ArticlesPoly[3-methylpyridinium [(μ2-dihydrogen phosphito)bis(μ3-hydrogen phosphito)dizinc]]
IUCrData, vol. 9, no. 4, x240345Contributions 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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Bis(cycloheptylaminium) hydrogenarsenate monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBis(saccharinato)copper(II) complexes with 2-aminomethylpyridine and 2-aminoethylpyridine: Syntheses, crystal structures, spectral and thermal characterizations of trans-[Cu(sac)(2)(ampy)(2)] and [Cu(sac)(2)(aepy)(H2O)] (ampy=2-aminomethylpyridine and aepy=2-aminoethylpyridine)
Journal of Coordination Chemistry, vol. 58, pp. 549-558Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00958970500043647
Bis(tetra-n-butylammonium) and bis(tetraphenylphosphonium) salts of tris(2-oxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato)-stannate(IV), both at 120 K
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105001782
Bis[1-(2,6-dimethylanilino)propane-1,2-dione dioximato]nickel(II)
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805028965
Creatininium dihydrogenarsenate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805016144
Di- and tetranuclear silver (I)-saccharinate complexes with 2-pyridineethanol and 2-pyridinepropanol: Syntheses, crystal structures, spectroscopic and thermal analyses of [Ag-2(sac)(2)(pyet)(2)] and [Ag-4(sac)(4)(pypr)(2)]
Polyhedron, vol. 24, pp. 693-699Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2005.01.006
Diaquabis(biuretato-kappa O-2,O ')nickel(II) dichloride
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805004393
Do C-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions help to stabilize a non-centrosymmetric structure for racemic 2,3-dibromo-1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one?
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105036942
Ethyl (E)-4-(2-formylphenoxy)but-2-enoate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805013164
Ethylenediaminium tetrachlorozincate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805027923
Guanidinium dihydrogenarsenate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805028825
N-(2-Bromophenyl)propionamide
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805027935
N-(2-bromophenyl)acetamide
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536805027492
Propane-1,2-diaminium hydrogenarsenate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805028722
Propane-1,2-diaminium selenite monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680501278X
Propane-1,3-diaminium bis(dihydrogenarsenate)
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805017411
Propane-1,3-diaminium hydrogenarsenate monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805020702
Silver(I)-saccharin coordination polymers with 2-pyridylmethanol and 2,6-pyridinedimethanol. Synthetic, spectroscopic, thermal and structural studies of [Ag(sac)(mu-mpy)](n) and [Ag(mu-sac)(dmpy)](n)
Solid State Sciences, vol. 7, pp. 423-429Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2005.01.004
Silver(I)-saccharinato complexes with 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine and 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine ligands: [Ag(sac)(ampy)] and [Ag-2(sac)(2)(mu-aepy)(2)]
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. B, Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol. 60, pp. 978-983Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSynthesis and phase transition in new chalcone derivatives: Crystal structure of 1-phenyl-3(4 '-undecylcarbonyloxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 442, pp. 133-146Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/154214090964753
Synthesis, IR spectra, thermal analysis and crystal structure of a one-dimensional coordination polymer containing both three- and four-coordinate silver(I) centers bridged by both saccharinate and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine ligands
Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 734, pp. 191-195Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.09.023
Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic and thermal properties of trans-[Ni(sac)(2)(aeppz)(2)] [sac =accharinate and aeppz N-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine]
Journal of Coordination Chemistry, vol. 58, pp. 1667-1674Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00958970500229857
Thallium(III) selenite, Tl-2(SeO3)(3)
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105018111
Unusual template center dot center dot center dot template interactions in organically templated zincophosphate networks: {apyH[Zn(HPO4)(H2PO4)]center dot H2O }(n) and [meenH(2) [Zn-5 (PO4)(4)]}(n) (apyH=2-aminopyridinium and meenH(2) = monoethanol-ethylenediammonium)
Solid State Sciences, vol. 7, pp. 1247-1255Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2005.06.003
trans-bis(saccharinato)zinc and -cadmium complexes with N-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine: Synthesis, crystal structures and IR spectra
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. B, Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol. 60, pp. 403-407Contributions to Journals: Articles
