Geoff Palmer (scientist)
Sir Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer KT OBE CD (born 9 April 1940), commonly known as Geoff Palmer, is a professor emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a human rights activist.
Sir Geoff Palmer KT OBE CD | |
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| Born | Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer 9 April 1940 St Elizabeth, Jamaica |
| Education | Kingston Senior School, and North Street Congregational School, Jamaica. Highbury County School, London. |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University |
| Known for | First black professor in Scotland, Barley abrasion process |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | Edmund Hirst |
| Other academic advisors | Anna Macleod |
He discovered the barley abrasion process while he was a researcher at Heriot-Watt University under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Anna M. Macleod. In 1998, Palmer was honoured with the American Society of Brewing Chemists Award of Distinction, considered the "Nobel prize of brewing".
In 1989, he became the first black professor in Scotland, becoming a professor emeritus after he retired in 2005. He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours.
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