Struther Arnott was born in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, and educated at the Hamilton Academy (1945–52) where in 1952 he received the Academy's Gold Medal for General Scholarship and Silver Medal in Chemistry and in Mathematics, and from which school he won 5th place overall and 1st science place in the University of Glasgow Open Bursary Competition, 1952.[7]
Following graduation (BSc (Chemistry and Mathematics), 1956), followed by PhD (Chemistry), 1960), Struther worked with the Biophysics Unit of King's College London, before his appointment as Professor of Molecular Biology at Purdue University, Indiana. At Purdue he served as Head (Chairman) of the Department of Biological Sciences, Vice-President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. He returned to the United Kingdom to serve as Principal and Vice-Chancellor at St Andrews from 1986 until his retirement in December 1999.
^Arnott, Struther (2006). "Historical article: DNA polymorphism and the early history of the double helix". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 31 (6): 349–354. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2006.04.004. ISSN 0968-0004. PMID 16678428.
^"Growing universities: How bad is big? ", Public Money & Management, Volume 12, Issue 3 July 1992, pages 53 – 59
^The CRUK Biomolecular Structure Group - biography, Struther Arnott 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 October 2010
^. .ic.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^"Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering". Retrieved 11 February 2011.
struther, arnott, frse, fibiol, frsc, september, 1934, april, 2013, scottish, molecular, biologist, chemist, specialised, cancer, research, principal, vice, chancellor, university, andrews, born, 1934, september, 1934larkhall, lanarkshiredied20, april, 2013, 2. Struther Arnott CBE FRS FRSE FIBiol FRSC 25 September 1934 20 April 2013 was a Scottish molecular biologist and chemist who specialised in cancer research He was a Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of St Andrews 2 3 4 5 6 Struther ArnottBorn 1934 09 25 25 September 1934Larkhall LanarkshireDied20 April 2013 2013 04 20 aged 78 NationalityBritishAlma materHamilton Academy University of GlasgowAwardsCBE FRS 1985 1 FRSEScientific careerFieldsMolecular biology CancerInstitutionsUniversity of St Andrews King s College London Purdue University University of Oxford Contents 1 Education and career 2 Awards and honours 3 ReferencesEducation and career EditStruther Arnott was born in Larkhall Lanarkshire and educated at the Hamilton Academy 1945 52 where in 1952 he received the Academy s Gold Medal for General Scholarship and Silver Medal in Chemistry and in Mathematics and from which school he won 5th place overall and 1st science place in the University of Glasgow Open Bursary Competition 1952 7 Following graduation BSc Chemistry and Mathematics 1956 followed by PhD Chemistry 1960 Struther worked with the Biophysics Unit of King s College London before his appointment as Professor of Molecular Biology at Purdue University Indiana At Purdue he served as Head Chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School He returned to the United Kingdom to serve as Principal and Vice Chancellor at St Andrews from 1986 until his retirement in December 1999 Awards and honours EditHe held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford and was a Fellow of King s College London 8 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society FRS in 1985 1 and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1988 and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996 He was a member of the Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering 9 References Edit a b Rees Dai 2015 Struther Arnott 25 September 1934 20 April 2013 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 61 5 22 doi 10 1098 rsbm 2015 0011 ISSN 0080 4606 S2CID 61794891 Ex St Andrews University principal dies at home Education Scotsman com Retrieved 23 April 2013 St Andrews University portrait Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Portrait Arnott Struther 2006 Historical article DNA polymorphism and the early history of the double helix Trends in Biochemical Sciences 31 6 349 354 doi 10 1016 j tibs 2006 04 004 ISSN 0968 0004 PMID 16678428 Growing universities How bad is big Public Money amp Management Volume 12 Issue 3 July 1992 pages 53 59 The CRUK Biomolecular Structure Group biography Struther Arnott Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 October 2010 Professor Struther Arnott ic ac uk Archived from the original on 25 February 2012 Retrieved 23 April 2013 Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering Retrieved 11 February 2011 Academic officesPreceded byProfessor John Steven Watson Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of St Andrews1986 1999 Succeeded byDr Brian Lang Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Struther Arnott amp oldid 1114490325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
