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Eric Scerri | |
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| Born | August 30, 1953 |
| Citizenship | Joint US and UK |
| Alma mater | Walpole Grammar School, Westfield College, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton, King's College London |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, logic, history and philosophy of science, chemical education |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Doctoral advisor | Heinz Post[1] |
| Website | http://www.ericscerri.com/ |
Eric R. Scerri (born August 30, 1953, son of Edward and Ines Scerri) is a chemist, writer and philosopher of science of Maltese origin.[2][3][4] He is a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles; and the founder and editor-in-chief of Foundations of Chemistry, an international peer reviewed journal covering the history and philosophy of chemistry, and chemical education.[5][6]
He is an authority on the history and philosophy of the periodic table and is the author and editor of several books in this and related fields.[7] Scerri was a participant in the 2014 PBS documentary film, The Mystery of Matter.
Scerri attended Walpole Grammar School in Ealing. He received his BSc from Westfield College (University of London), his Certificate in Postgraduate Study from the University of Cambridge, his MPhil from the University of Southampton, and his PhD from King's College London.[6]
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- ^ Rocke A 2012, 'A place at the periodic table', The Times Higher Education Supplement, 15 August
- ^ a b UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 2013, 'Scerri, Eric R.', University of California. For current biographical information see the home page of Eric Scerri
- ^ Sella A 2013, 'An elementary history lesson', New Scientist, 13 August