Michael Ian Bruce
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Michael Ian Bruce, DSc, FAA (born 17 November 1938), born and educated in England, became Professor of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Adelaide in 1973, and was the Angas Professor of Chemistry at the University of Adelaide from 1982 until his retirement in 2009.
Scholarship
Bruce made many contributions to the chemistry of metal clusters, particularly those of ruthenium.{{cite book|last1=Bruce|first1=M. I.|last2=Jensen|first2=C. M.|last3=Jones|first3=N. L.|chapter=Polynuclear Ruthenium Complexes |title=Inorganic Syntheses|year=1989|volume=26|page=259-61|doi=10.1002/9780470132579.ch45|isbn=978-0-471-50485-6 }}
Recognition
He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1989{{cite web |title= Bruce, Michael Ian (1938 - ) |work= Biographical Entry |publisher= Encyclopaedia of Australian Science |url= http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000971b.htm }}{{cite web |url= http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1476134?c=people |title= Bruce, Michael Ian, FAA (1938-) |publisher= trove.nla.gov.au }}{{cite web |url= https://physsci.adelaide.edu.au/about/chemistry/history/angas-chair/ |title= Angas Chair of Chemistry |publisher= University of Adelaide }}{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/professor-michael-bruce |title= Professor Michael Bruce FAA |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }} and was awarded the David Craig Medal and Lecture in 2003.{{Cite web |title=David Craig Medal and Lecture |url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/david-craig-medal-and-lecture |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=Australian Academy of Science |language=en}}
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Category:Academic staff of the University of Adelaide
Category:Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
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