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Leon Phillips
Leon Phillips
Born	Leon Francis Phillips; 14 July 1935; Thames, New Zealand
Died	24 September 2023 (aged 88); Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma mater	Canterbury University College; University of Cambridge
Awards	Hector Medal (1979)
	Scientific career
Fields	Physical chemistry
Institutions	University of Canterbury

Leon Francis Phillips (14 July 1935 – 24 September 2023) was a New Zealand physical chemist who specialised in the gas-liquid interface and atmospheric chemistry.

Biography

Born in Thames on 14 July 1935, Phillips was educated at Westport Technical College and Christchurch Boys' High School.^[1] He studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with an MSc with first-class honours in 1958.^[2] After a PhD at the University of Cambridge and post-doctoral research at McGill University, he returned to lecture at Canterbury, rising to the rank of professor in 1966.^[3]

In 1968, Phillips was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand,^[4] and in 1979 he won the society's Hector Medal.^[5]

In 1959, Phillips married Pamela Anne Johnstone, and the couple went on to have two children.^[1] He died in Christchurch on 24 September 2023, at the age of 88.^[6]^[7]

Selected works

Phillips, Leon Francis (1967). Electronics for experimenters in chemistry, physics and biology. New York: Wiley.
Phillips, Leon Francis (1965). Basic quantum chemistry. New York: Wiley.
McEwan, Murray J.; Phillips, Leon Francis (1975). Chemistry of the atmosphere. London: Wiley. ISBN 0713124776.

References

^ ^a ^b Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 220. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: P". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ "Photochemistry – the clouds of Venus". Alert Newsletter (173). Royal Society of New Zealand. 26 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^ "The Academy: P–R". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^ "Leon Phillips obituary". The Press. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Packwood, Daniel. "Obituary: Leon Phillips". Chemistry in New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2024.