Brian Elliott Hayden FRSC (born July 1954) has been Professor of Physical Chemistry within Chemistry at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

since 1995. He graduated with a BSc in 1976 and a PhD in 1979 from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the

Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) is a science research institute located at the heart of the academic district of Dahlem, in Berlin, Germany. The original Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochem ...

from 1979 to 1984 developing surface sensitive optical spectroscopies, including ellipsometry and reflection absorption infra-red spectroscopy, for the investigation of adsorbed molecules on single crystal surfaces. He was a lecturer at the University of Bath from 1984 to 1988, developing supersonic molecular beam techniques to study reaction dynamics at single crystal metal surfaces. He is a Fellow of the

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and Fellow of the

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, has an

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of 38, and is the author of over 18 active patent families including new catalysts and materials for low temperature fuel cells and solid state Li-ion batteries. He is a founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Ilika plc, a pioneer in solid-state battery technology.

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1954 births Living people Alumni of the University of Bristol Academics of the University of Bath Academics of the University of Southampton Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellows of the Institute of Physics British physical chemists {{UK-chemist-stub