G urk ), ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁G urk ▁in ▁Car inth ia , ▁Austria ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁G link a ▁( disambiguation ) ▁H link a <0x0A> </s> ▁Warren ▁Richard ▁R oper ▁F RS ▁F RS N Z ▁F N Z IC ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁chem ist ▁and ▁Emer it us ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁A uck land . ▁ ▁R oper ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Nelson ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁du x ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁year . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁and ▁under to ok ▁his ▁Ph D ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁C J ▁Wil kins . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁undert aking ▁post do ctor al ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁R oper ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁( ap art ▁from ▁visit ing ▁lect ures hips ▁at ▁other ▁institutions ). ▁ ▁R oper ' s ▁research ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁synth etic ▁and ▁struct ural ▁organ omet all ic ▁chem istry , ▁and ▁particularly ▁comp ounds ▁with ▁metal - car bon , ▁- sil icon , ▁- t in ▁or ▁- bor on ▁b