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Derek was born in North London and studied Chemistry at the University of Sheffield, receiving a BSc in 1964 and a PhD in 1967. After graduation, he immediately joined the Electrochemistry Group in the School of Chemistry in 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载. He was promoted to a Chair in 1993 and became a Professor Emeritus in October 2008. His research interests ranged from fundamental electrochemistry, through electrochemical engineering to the industrial applications of electrolysis (electrosynthesis, gas sensors, fuel cells, batteries, metal deposition and effluent treatment).

Derek will also be remembered for his commitment to electrochemistry education. He was one of the founders of the 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 electrochemistry summer School, which he ran until 1997. This school has been attended by over 1000 scientists and engineers since its founding in 1969. His textbooks are still used widely and include A First Course in Electrode Processes(1991,2009 and 2013), Industrial Electrochemistry?(1984 and 1990), Instrumental Methods in Electrochemistry(1984 and later editions), and A First Course in Ion Permeable Membranes?(1997).

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