| Authorised form of name | Whiffen; David Hardy (1922 - 2002) |
| Dates | 1922 - 2002 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Esher, Surrey, England |
| Date of birth | 15/01/1922 |
| Date of death | 02/12/2002 |
| Research field | Physical chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
Oundle School; Oxford, D.Phil. research into infr-red spectroscopy under HW Thompson
Career:
Wartime work on enemy aviation fuels; infra-red research on aromatic benzene nucleus; electron-spin resonance spectrometry; 'spin-flip laser project'; Lecturer, University of Birmingham (1949-); Superintendent , Molecular Science Division, National Physical Labboratory; Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Newcastle (1968 - 1985); Dean of Science, University of Newcastle (1974 - 1977) Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle (1980-1983)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1966 |
| Age at election | 44 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1971-1973 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2004 vol 50 pp 333-349, plate, by K A McLauchlan |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/13553113 |
| Code | NA1931 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/004860 | Whiffen, David Hardy | 17 March 1966 |
| HWT/41/1/17/6 | Correspondence and papers from H W Thompson's term as President of IUPAC | September 1974 |
| HWT/8/2/4 | Report by David Hardy Whiffen on EUCHEM Conference on electron spin resonance, Cirencester, 28 March - 2 April 1965 | 1965 |
| HWT/41/1/17/8 | Correspondence and papers from H W Thompson's term as President of IUPAC | October 1974 |
| HWT/1/8 | 'Notes on a double-beam infra-red recording spectrometer' by Thompson, D H Whiffen, R E Richards, Oxford | June 1945 |
| EC/1966/31 | Whiffen, David Hardy: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |