Francis Leslie Scott
Professor Francis Leslie Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1928 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 14 January 2008 |
| Nationality | Ireland, United States |
| Spouse | Dr Margaret Kennedy |
| Awards | Higher doctorate, NUI travelling studentship |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College Cork (1945–1952) National University of Ireland |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University College Cork University of California |
| Main interests | Organic chemistry, rocket chemistry, Mathematics |
Francis Leslie Scott MRIA (3 July 1928 – 14 January 2008) was an Irish chemist in the field of organic chemistry, though he contributed equally to the wider scientific world.
Scott began his career at University College Cork, where he published twenty-eight internationally refereed papers on organonitrogen chemistry, including several in the prestigious international journals Nature, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie. He published over 100 papers during his period as professor of chemistry at UCC.
Many of Scott's students were critical to staffing Ireland's Regional Technical Colleges. Only ten percent left Ireland on a permanent basis, following Scott's hope of attracting top students and training them in the initial stage to keep them highly motivated.