George Porter

The Right Honourable

The Lord Porter of Luddenham

OM FRS FRSE
The Right Honourable; The Lord Porter of Luddenham; OM FRS FRSE
Born	George Porter; 6 December 1920; Stainforth, England
Died	31 August 2002 (aged 81)
Alma mater	University of Leeds (BSc); Emmanuel College, Cambridge; (PhD)
Known for	Flash photolysis
Spouse	Stella Jean Brooke (since 1949)
Awards	Corday-Morgan Prize (1955); FRS (1960); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967); Davy Medal (1971); Kalinga Prize (1976); Rumford Medal (1978); Faraday Lectureship Prize (1980); Order of Merit (1989); Michael Faraday Prize (1991); Copley Medal (1992);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Sheffield; University College London; University of Leicester; Royal Institution;
Thesis	The study of free radicals produced by photochemical means (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Ronald Norrish
Doctoral students	James Robert Durrant; Graham Fleming;

George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS, FRSE (6 December 1920 – 31 August 2002) was a British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.

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