▁Chem ical ▁Indust ries ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁and ▁t utor ▁in ▁physical ▁chem istry ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁was ▁lect urer ▁in ▁in organ ic ▁chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South am pton . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College ▁of ▁Science , ▁Sh ri ven ham ▁( R M CS ), ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁chem istry ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁chem istry ▁and ▁met all ur gy ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁s ct ing ▁de an ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁principal ▁and ▁de an ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁C ran field ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( C IT ▁– ▁later ▁C ran field ▁University ) ▁which ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁by ▁Royal ▁Char ter ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁an ▁academic ▁partners hip ▁( R M CS ) ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁vice - chan cell or ▁of ▁C ran field ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁married ▁first , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Val erie ▁Pe