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 has been an elected Titular/Associate Member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) since 2012, a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

  1. 2020
  2. Stabilised silicate and borate solutions for foliar agricultural sprays

    Author: Rixon, T., 15 Oct 2020

    Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  3. 2017
  4. Cobalt(III), Copper(II), and Nickel(II) coordination compounds as cations in Polyborate Chemistry

    Author: Altahan, M., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  5. 2016
  6. Synthesis, characterization and computational studies of Boron-Oxygen compounds

    Author: Jones, C. L., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  7. 2007
  8. The detection of VOCs using sensors based on nanostructured metal oxides

    Author: Masson, S. E., May 2007

    Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor), Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  9. NMR studies of borate and silicate systems involving Na / TAA cations.

    Author: Bland, C. C., Mar 2007

    Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  10. 2005
  11. Customised TAA cations as counter ions in silicates and related systems

    Author: Stiefvater-Thomas, B., 2005

    Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy