Professor Michael Beckett

Emeritus Professor

Contact info

email: m.a.beckett@bangor.ac.uk

telephone: 01248 382378

Professor Mike Beckett is Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences and he is a specialist in the chemistry of boron. He has published more than 150 articles (h = 28) and has co-written a text book ('Periodic Table at a Glance', Wiley, 2006). His research papers on Lewis acidity measurement are internationally recognised and often cited as the 'Gutmann-Beckett method'. Mike Beckett is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and is an elected UK representative of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

  1. 2024
  2. Polyborates and transition metal chemistry

    Beckett, M. (Speaker)

    11 Jul 2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  3. Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia

    Beckett, M. (Visiting researcher)

    8 Jul 202412 Jul 2024

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institution

  4. Molecules (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Editorial board member) & Sivaev, I. (Editorial board member)

    12 Apr 2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  5. 2023
  6. IUPAC Congress Divisional Task Group Meetings (Event)

    Beckett, M. (Member)

    16 Aug 202319 Aug 2023

    Activity: MembershipMembership of committee

  7. Molecules (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Guest editor) & Sivaev, I. (Guest editor)

    1 Jan 202331 Aug 2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  8. 2022
  9. Molecules (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Editorial board member)

    31 Oct 2022 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  10. 9th European Conference on Boron Chemistry

    Beckett, M. (Speaker)

    3 Jul 20227 Jul 2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an eventParticipation in Academic conference

  11. 2020
  12. External Examiner (Chemistry Programme), UTAR, Malaysia.

    Beckett, M. (Examiner)

    1 Nov 202031 Dec 2024

    Activity: Examination

  13. IUPAC Division VIII meeting 2020 (Virtual)

    Beckett, M. (Contributor)

    19 Sept 2020

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups

  14. Inorganics (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Editorial board member)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  15. Molecules (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Editorial board member)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  16. Solids (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Editorial board member)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  17. 2019
  18. 3rd International Conference on P, B, Si chemistry (Rome)

    Beckett, M. (Speaker)

    2 Dec 20194 Dec 2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

  19. IUPAC Division VIII meeting 2019 (Paris)

    Beckett, M. (Contributor)

    3 Jul 20198 Jul 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups

  20. 8th European meeting on boron chemistry (Montpellier)

    Beckett, M. (Speaker)

    24 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an eventParticipation in Academic conference

  21. 7th National Inorganic Chemistry Congress of Turkey (International participants) (Corum)

    Beckett, M. (Keynote speaker)

    19 Jun 201922 Jun 2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  22. Molecules (Journal)

    Beckett, M. (Guest editor)

    31 May 2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditorial activity

  23. 2018
  24. 2nd International Conference of P, B, Si Chemistry (Barcelona)

    Beckett, M. (Speaker)

    10 Dec 201812 Dec 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

  25. IUPAC Division VIII meeting 2018 (Basel)

    Beckett, M. (Contributor)

    12 Aug 201815 Aug 2018

    Activity: OtherTypes of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation

  26. 16th Boron Chemistry Meeting in the Americas (Boram XV1) (Boston)

    Beckett, M. (Speaker)

    26 Jun 201830 Jun 2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

  27. Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia

    Beckett, M. (Visiting researcher)

    15 Mar 2018

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institution

  28. Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia

    Beckett, M. (Visiting researcher)

    13 Mar 2018

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institution