| RefNo | EC/2008/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Stephens, Philip John: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 15 May 2008 |
| Description | Certificate of Candidate for Election to the Fellowship |
| Citation | Stephens is distinguished for the introduction and development of two major techniques for characterising electronic and stereochemical molecular structure using circularly polarised light, namely, Magnetic Circular Dichroism ( MCD ) and Vibrational Circular Dichroism ( VCD ) Spectroscopies. His early theoretical analysis of MCD spectra inspired its widespread application to transition metal coordination complexes and, most significantly, to the characterisation of active sites of metallo-proteins. More recently, Stephens' theory of VCD and its implementation using ab initio methods, combined with experimental measurements, have provided a reliable new method for determining the absolute configurations of chiral organic molecules, most importantly, chiral pharmaceuticals. |
| Extent | 5p |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA9596 | Stephens; Philip John (1940 - 2012) | 1940 - 2012 |