Chemistry

Chemistry

Leon PhillipsProfessor Leon Phillips

Position

Professor

Field of Study

Physical Chemistry

Qualifications

MSc (NZ), PhD, ScD (Cambridge), FNZIC, FRSNZ 

Professional Awards

JILA Fellowship, University of Colorado, Boulder 2011
University of Canterbury Research Medal 2000
Hector Medal, Royal Society of NZ 1979
Corday-Morgan Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry 1973

Room

632

Contact Details

Phone 03 364 2425 
Fax: +64 3 364 2110 
Email: leon.phillips@canterbury.ac.nz 

Abstract

Experimental work in progress:

  • Photochemistry of aerosols
  • Irreversible thermodynamics of a gas-liquid interface

Theoretical work in progress:

  • Theory of gas-liquid exchange
  • Photochemistry in aerosol droplets

General fields of interest:

  • The gas-liquid interface
  • Kinetics, energetics and dynamics of small molecules and radicals
  • Chemistry and physics of planetary atmospheres

Representative Publications