Frank Morton (chemical engineer)

Frank Morton MScTech, PhD, AMCT, DSc, FRIC, (born Sheffield 1906, died 21 January 1999 Rhos-on-Sea)[1] was a noted professor of chemical engineering, instrumental in the creation of UMIST and commemorated by Frank Morton Sports Day and a medal named after him.

[1] He then worked in Trinidad and was involved in expanding the oil refinery facilities during the Second World War.

[2] In 1946, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham was formed and he became one of the first lecturers, rising to a Professor in 1951.

This has now expanded to include all chemical engineering departments in the UK and is an annual event, known as the Frank Morton Sports Day.

[1] When the UK began to consider using North Sea gas as a domestic fuel, Frank Morton headed a government enquiry into its safety.