Harry Evans Hallam (d. 1977) was a chemist and academic at the University College of Swansea.

Early life and career

Hallam spent his early years in East Africa. He attended Ardwyn Grammar School in Aberystwyth before going on to serve in the RAF. He studied chemistry at the University College of Aberystwyth and then undertook a University of London PhD by correspondence while working at the

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Academic career

In 1955 Hallam was appointed to the staff of the Department of Chemistry at University College of Swansea becoming Senior Lecturer in 1964 and Reader in 1970. In 1963, Hallam took a year's sabbatical and became an adviser in physical chemistry at the new

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. He had active international collaborations and was presented with a medal by the

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in 1973 for his outstanding service and was also a visiting professor at the

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in 1975. Hallam was known for his work in infrared spectroscopy of the hydrogen bond and as one of the founders of matrix isolation spectroscopy. He passed away unexpectedly on 14 May 1977.

Works

* ''Vibrational spectroscopy of trapped species; infrared and Raman studies of matrix-isolated molecules, radicals and ions.'' London; New York: J. Wiley (1973 ) * ''Modern Analytical Methods''. London: Chemical Society (1972 )

Personal life

Hallam was married to Joan and they had a son called David. He was an active member of the Clyne Chapel, Blackpill. In memoram h e hallam - Copy

The Harry Hallam Memorial Fund

In his memory, an endowment for an annual lecture to take a "''particular account would be taken of Harry’s interest in spectroscopy''" was created in 1977 with an appeal made for donations in the

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. The lectureship is administered by the South Wales West Local Section of the

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Hallam Prizewinners

* 1983: M. S. Garley * 1984: T. A. Sheppard * 1986: A. M. M. Doherty and P. Graham * 1988: Miss S. L. Giddings * 1989: G. Williams * 1990: Miss T. J. Lovelock * 1991: Ian A. Evetts * 1993: A. J. Parry * 1994: S. R. Andrews and Prof David A. Worsley * 1995 P. D. J. Anderson * 1996: Sara Shinton * 1997: P. Green and R. Phillips * 1999: M. Francis * 2000: D. K. Thomas * 2001 S. Ford * 2002: Rachel Fretwell and Kay Eaton * 2003: D. J. Mitchell * ... * 2008: Rachel C. Evans Hallam prizewinners

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallam, Harry Academics of Swansea University People educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth Alumni of Aberystwyth University Welsh chemists Spectroscopists 1977 deaths