H.A. Ellis B.Sc., Ph.D. Leeds Senior Lecturer (Physical) henry.ellis@uwimona.edu.jm

Research Interests

1. Phase transition and liquid crystals studies

2. Hydrodynamic Properties of Micellar solutions - micellar structure, molar mass, viscosity and hydration.

Selected Publications

• H.A. Ellis, H. D. Burrows, C. A. Odilora, "The Dehydrochlorination of PVC", Journal of Chemical Education, 72, 448, 1995
• H. A. Ellis, "An X-Ray and Microscopic Investigation of the Thermotropic Phases of Lead(II) Decanoate", Molecular Crystals Liquid Crystals, 1997, Vol. 308, pp 111-120
• R.A. Taylor and *H.A Ellis, 2008, Anhydrous polymeric zinc(II) pentonate, Acta.Cryst., E64, m895.
• N.A. S. White and *H.A. Ellis, 2008, Room temperature structures and Odd-even behaviour of a homologous series of anhydrous n-alkanoates, Mol. Str., 888, 386-393.
• N.A White and * H.A. Ellis, 2009, Thermal Behaviour of even Chain Length Lithium n-Alkanoate, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 501, 28-42.
• R.A. Taylor, H. A. Ellis and P. T. Maragh, 2009 Solid State 13 C-NMR and Infrared Studies on the Molecular Packing of Anhydrous Zinc (II) n-Alkanoates, Mol. Str., 921, 118-125.
• R.A. Taylor and H. A. Ellis, 2009, Polymorphism, crystal-crystal and liquid crystalline phase transition behaviour of even chain length zinc(II) n-alkanoates, Liquid Crystals, 36, 257-268.

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