Författare: E Brian Smith

E Brian Smith received his first degree and his doctorate at Liverpool University. After two years at the University of California, Berkeley, with Professor Joel H Hildebrand, he returned to become Lecturer in Physical Chemistry and Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford. In 1988 he was appointed Master of St Catherine's College. From 1993 to 2001 he was Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University. His research interests include intermolecular forces and the biological effects of simple gases. In the latter area he has contributed to the understanding of the mechanisms of general anaesthesia, inert-gas narcosis and decompression sickness, and has been active in applying the results of his investigations to improving the techniques of deep-sea diving.