Ulick Richardson Evans (31 March 1889 – 3 April 1980) was a British chemist who specialised in metal

corrosion Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide. It is the gradual deterioration of materials (usually a metal) by chemical or electrochemical reaction with their environment. Corrosion engine ...

Life

He was born in Wimbledon, London and educated at

Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Founded in 1843 for the sons of Church ...

(1902–1907) and

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...

(1907–1911). He carried out research on electrochemistry at Wiesbaden and London until interrupted by the First World War, during which he served in the Army. After the war he returned to Cambridge, where he carried out research on metal corrosion and oxidation for the rest of his working life, helping to develop quantitative and scientific laws of corrosion and writing over 200 scientific papers in the process, as well as several books. Elected to the Royal Society in 1949, his citation stated that he was "one of the leading authorities on metallic corrosion. He has published a number of papers on this subject as well as books which have been translated into several foreign languages. In experimental technique he was the first to separate oxide films from corroding surfaces and to devise experiments to test the electrochemical theory of corrosion by differential aeration." He retired in 1954 and died in Cambridge in 1980.

Honours and awards

*1930: won first

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from the

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...

*1949: elected

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

*1955: awarded the Palladium Medal by the

Electrochemical Society The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and related technology. The Society membership compris ...

. *1973: invested

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

Publications

* ''Metals and Metallic Compounds'', 1923 * ''Corrosion of Metals'', 1924 * ''Metallic Corrosion Passivity and Protection'', 1937 * ''An Introduction to Metal Corrosion'', 1948

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Ulick Richardson 1889 births 1980 deaths People from Wimbledon, London People educated at Marlborough College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Society

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