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About the author Christopher James Rhodes

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Professor Chris Rhodes (www.fresh-lands.com) is a writer and researcher who became involved with environmental issues while working in Russia during the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. He studied chemistry at Sussex University, earning both a B.Sc and a Doctoral degree (D.Phil.); rising to become the youngest professor of physical chemistry in the U.K. at the age of 34.

A prolific author, Chris has published more than 400 research and popular science articles (some appearing in international newspapers: The Independent, The Daily Telegraph and The Wall Street Journal). Published books include: Toxicology of the Human Environment (Taylor and Francis, 2000), Radicals on Surfaces (Kluwer, 1995), and the novel, University Shambles.

Chris additionally maintains a weblog which discusses contemporary energy and environmental issues (http://ergobalance.blogspot.com), which has garnered a strong and growing international readership, and on the strength of this he gave a recent invited lecture tour of the United States. He also writes a regular monthly column for the internet-based magazine Scitizen.com, on the theme of world future energy provision.

Chris is a recognised poet who received a merit-based scholarship grant from the prestigious Cole Foundation for the Arts, to produce a collection of 45 poems which are now in press for publication in The Baker’s Dozen: The Cole Foundation Collection, Vol. III (AuthorHouse, 2009).

As a registered Media Expert, Chris has given many radio and televised interviews concerning environmental issues, both in Europe and in the United States – most recently on BBC Radio 4’s Material World. Latest invitations include a series of international Cafe’ Scientifique lectures regarding the impending depletion of world oil.

Chris has formally left academic life in order to pursue his own consulting firm (Fresh Lands), which works toward improving environmental conditions both in Europe and in countries of the former USSR (www.fresh-lands.com).

Honours and Awards: President of the Royal Society of Chemistry ESR Group, and the award of a Higher Doctorate (D.Sc) by the University of Sussex (2003), which is the highest mark of esteem and recognition any researcher can attain. Fellow, of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Vice-President of the St. Paul’s Trust Centre (a Liverpool based, Christian charity), and member of the Royal Society of Literature

University Shambles

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ISBN: 978 1 906561 39 0
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Updated 24 February, 2010