Henry Emeleus

Henry Emeleus
Henry Emeleus
	Emeleus at Burlington House in 2016
Born	September 4, 1930; Belfast
Died	11 November 2017 (aged 87); Durham, England
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast; Wadham College, University of Oxford
Awards	Prestwich Medal (2016); Collins Medal (2010)
	Scientific career
Fields	Geology, Volcanology, Mineralogy, Petrology
Institutions	University of Durham
Doctoral advisor	Bill Wager
Notable students	Marjorie Wilson

Charles Henry Emeleus (4 September 1930 – 11 November 2017) was a British igneous petrologist. He specialized in the Tertiary volcanic rocks of Britain and Greenland.

Personal life

Henry Emeleus was born in Belfast in 1930. He was the son of physicist Karl George Emeléus, a lecturer (and later professor) at Queen's University Belfast, and nephew of chemist Harry Julius Emeléus.

Emeleus died on 11 November 2017 in Durham, UK.[1]

Research

After gaining undergraduate and master's degrees at Queen's University Belfast in 1952 and 1953 respectively, Emeleus went to work with Bill Wager at Oxford, where he was a student at Wadham College, Oxford. He graduated with a PhD in 1957. During this period he was introduced to the layered igneous rocks of Greenland and Rùm, where he initially worked with George Malcolm Brown.

In addition to his teaching and research into igneous rocks, Emeleus was a highly capable petrologist.[2] The mineral emeleusite, a colourless sodium silicate, is named after him.[3]

Awards

Prestwich Medal of the Geological Society of London, 2016[4]
Collins Medal of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 2010. Quote from VMSG Newsletter: "Henry Emeleus received the Collins Medal for an outstanding contribution to pure and applied aspects of Mineral Sciences and associated studies during a long and active career."[5]
Clough Medal of the Edinburgh Geological Society, 1994.[6]
Chancellor's Medal of the University of Durham, 2014.[2]

References

"Charles Henry Emeleus - Durham University". www.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Jon Davidson. "Orations for Honorary Awards" (PDF). University of Durham. University of Durham. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
"Emeleusite". Mineralogy Database. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
"2016 Awards: Citations and Replies". Geological Society of London. Geological Society of London. June 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
Vye, Charlotte (February 2010), "VMSG Annual Meeting Report" (PDF), Newsletter of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group, London, retrieved 2017-11-13
"Medallists and Award Winners". Edinburgh Geological Society. Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

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[1] "Charles Henry Emeleus - Durham University". www.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[davidson-2] Jon Davidson. "Orations for Honorary Awards" (PDF). University of Durham. University of Durham. Retrieved 2017-11-17.

[3] "Emeleusite". Mineralogy Database. Retrieved 2017-11-16.

[4] "2016 Awards: Citations and Replies". Geological Society of London. Geological Society of London. June 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

[5] Vye, Charlotte (February 2010), "VMSG Annual Meeting Report" (PDF), Newsletter of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group, London, retrieved 2017-11-13

[6] "Medallists and Award Winners". Edinburgh Geological Society. Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 2017-11-13.