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Robin Clark (chemist)

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Burgio, Lucia; Clark, Robin J.H. (2001). "Library of FT-Raman spectra of pigments, minerals, pigment media and varnishes, and supplement to existing library of Raman spectra of pigments with visible excitation".
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In 1992, Clark was asked to develop a non-destructive technique to analyze the chemical composition of a painting in such a way to be able to spot art forgeries. He had since developed the use of
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Professor in 1989, and served until retirement in 2009. He served as the dean of science from 1988 to 1989 and later as head of the chemistry department from 1989 to 1999.
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for his contribution to the application of analytical science to the arts and archaeology through his development of Raman microscopy for the identification of pigments.
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Over the course of his career, Clark delivered several named lectures and received multiple awards. In 1969, he was elected a fellow of the
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Bell, Ian M.; Clark, Robin J.H.; Gibbs, Peter J. (1997). "Raman spectroscopic library of natural and synthetic pigments (pre-~ 1850 AD)".
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Clark, Robin J.H.; Williams, Charles S. (1965). "The far-infrared spectra of metal-halide complexes of pyridine and related ligands".
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Clark, Robin J. H.; Dines, Trevor J. (1986). "Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, and Its Application to Inorganic Chemistry".
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Clark, Robin J. H. (1995). "Raman Microscopy: Application to the Identification of Pigments on Medieval Manuscripts".
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as an important tool for use in the fields of artwork authentication, conservation, and preservation.
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on 16 February 1935, to parents Reginald Hawes Clark and Marjorie Alice Clark. He attended
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in 1990. Two years later, he was elected a fellow of University College London and the
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in 1958. From 1958 to 1961, Clark worked toward a doctorate advised by
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in determining the chemical composition of pigments used in artworks.
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
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in 2010. In 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry awarded Clark the
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degree for his work on titanium complexes in 1961. The
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Honorary Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
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Some Studies in the Chemistry of Titanium Complexes
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Index

Robin Jon Hawes Clark
CNZM
FRS

Rangiora
London
Canterbury University College
University College London
Bakerian Medal
CNZM
Inorganic chemistry
University College London
Thesis
Doctoral advisors
Ronald Sydney Nyholm
Jack Lewis
William Fyfe
Richard J. Puddephatt
CNZM
FRS
transition metal
mixed-valence
Raman spectroscopy
Rangiora, New Zealand
Marlborough College, Blenheim
Christ's College, Christchurch
Canterbury University College
William Fyfe
University of Otago
Ronald Sydney Nyholm

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