Geoff Palmer (scientist)
Sir Geoff Palmer | |
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| Born | Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer 9 April 1940 |
| Died | 12 June 2025 (aged 85) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University |
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| Doctoral advisor | Edmund Hirst |
| Other academic advisors | Anna Macleod |
Sir Godfrey Henry Oliver "Geoff" Palmer (9 April 1940 – 12 June 2025), was a Jamaican-British academic and human rights activist who was professor emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Palmer discovered the barley abrasion process while he was a researcher at Heriot-Watt University under the guidance of Anna Macleod. In 1998, Palmer was honoured with the American Society of Brewing Chemists Award of Distinction, considered the "Nobel Prize of brewing".
In 1989, he became the first black professor in Scotland, becoming a professor emeritus after he retired in 2005. He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours.