Frank Robinson Hartley FRSC

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(born 29 January 1942) is a former

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(previously the Cranfield Institute of Technology) from 1989 to 2006.

Early life and career

He was the son of Sir Frank Hartley CBE a former vice chancellor of

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. He was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, London, and

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Career

He was post-doctoral fellow in protein chemistry at the

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from 1966 to 1969. He was then

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Research Fellow and tutor in

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from 1969 to 1970. From 1970 to 1975 he was lecturer in

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at the

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. He then joined the

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(RMCS), as professor of chemistry and head of the department of chemistry and metallurgy from 1975 to 1982, acting dean from 1982 to 1984, principal and dean from 1984 to 1989. From 1989 to 1990 he was director of Cranfield Institute of Technology (CIT – later

) which was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1969 – an academic partnership (RMCS) had been formed in 1984. He was vice-chancellor of

from 1989 to 2006.

Personal life

He married first, 1964, Valerie Peel (died 2005), and they had three daughters. He married second, 2009, Charmaine Harvey.

Publications

* "The Chemistry of Platinum and Palladium", Applied Science, 1973 * "Elements of Organometallic Chemistry", Chemical Society, 1974, with C Burgess and R M Alcock * "Solution Equilibria", 1985 * "The Chemistry of the Metal-Carbon Bond", Vol 1 1983, Vol 2 1984, Vol 3 1985, Vol 4 1987, Vol 5 1989 (with S Patel) * "The Chemistry of Organophosphorus Coumpounds" Vol 2-4 1990-1996 * "Supported Metal Complexes" 1989 * "The chemistry of the Platinum Group Metals", 1991

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartley, Frank Robinson Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry People associated with Cranfield University Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society People educated at King's College School, London Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford 1942 births Living people Academics of Cranfield University