Ian S. Butler
McGill University ,Canada
Biography
Professor Butler has been at McGill University since 1966. He has served as Department Chair and Associate Vice-Principal (Research). He is an Honorary Member of the Spectroscopy Society of Canada, a Fellow of both the Chemical Institute of Canada and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has supervised about 200 researchers, resulting in the co-authorship of about 540 publications. His honours include thje Gerhard Herzberg Award for Excellence in Spectroscopy and the David Thomson Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Supervision. His current research focuses on structural changes induced by high pressures and variable temperatures, biomass conversion, mechanochemistry and art forensics.
Abstract
Abstract : Selected applications of molecular spectroscopy in cultural heritage studies