Hilary R. Bollan

Hilary Roberta Bollan CSci CChem FRSC MBE is a retired chemist who was a senior scientific officer at the British Ministry of Defence. Her work focused on safety on submarines.

Hilary R. Bollan

FRSC MBE
Born
Hilary Roberta Bell

Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUK Ministry of Defence
ThesisThe detection of hydrazine and related materials by ion mobility spectrometry (1998)

Early life and education

Hilary Bollan (née Bell) was born in Bridgwater, Somerset.[1] She obtained her PhD from Sheffield Hallam University under the direction of Professor Michael Cooke.[2] For her thesis project, she investigated real-time monitoring method of ammonia, hydrazines, and nitrogen dioxide below exposure limit, using ion mobility spectrometry with ketones as dopant.[2] Her thesis research was conducted primarily at the Bridgwater Laboratories of the Defence and Evaluation Research Agency, and partly in the laboratory of Gary A. Eiceman at the New Mexico State University.[2]

Career and research

Bollan's research focused on improving the safety of submarines, from sampling and monitoring air quality[3][4][5][6][7] to monitoring the chemicals which precede electrical fires.[8]

Bollan served as an editor of the International Journal for Ion Mobility Spectrometry.[9] She was the president of the International Society for Ion Mobility Spectrometry (2007-2008, 2013–2015).[10] She organized the Annual Conference of the International Society for Ion Mobility Spectrometry in 1999 (Buxton, England) and in 2011 (Edinburgh, Scotland).[11]

Honours

Bollan is a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Chemist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[12] She was appointed MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her "services to submarine safety and the Royal Navy" in the 2017 New Year Honours.[13]

References
  1. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. Bollan, Hilary Roberta (1998). The detection of hydrazine and related materials by ion mobility spectrometry (doctoral thesis). Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University.
  3. Bollan, H. R.; West, D. J.; Brokenshire, J. L. (1998). "Assessment of ion mobility spectrometry for monitoring monoethanolamine in recycled atmosphere". International Journal for Ion Mobility Spectrometry. 1: 48–53.
  4. Bollan, H. R.; Brokenshire, J. L.; Lunn, M. H. (2000). The development and sea trials of prototype fixed-point and portable ion mobility spectrometers for monitoring monoethanolamine on board submarine. Submarine Air Monitoring and Air Purification Conference. Toronto, Canada.
  5. Bollan, H. R. (2001). "The development and sea trials of a prototype portable ion mobility spectrometer for monitoring monoethanolamine on board submarines". International Journal for Ion Mobility Spectrometry. 4: 7–12.
  6. Bollan, Hilary R.; Kearn, Richard; Carp, Adrian D.; Goodall, Alex C.; Ford, Jacob (19 July 2004). "A Comparison of an Industry Standard Sorption Tube with the Existing Glass Tube for the Sampling and Retrospective Analysis of RN Submarine Atmospheres". SAE Technical Paper Series. Warrendale, PA: SAE International. 1. doi:10.4271/2004-01-2336.
  7. Bollan, H. R.; Stone, J. A.; Brokenshire, J. L.; Rodriguez, J. E.; Eiceman, G. A. (1 May 2007). "Mobility resolution and mass analysis of ions from ammonia and hydrazine complexes with ketones formed in air at ambient pressure". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 18 (5): 940–951. doi:10.1016/j.jasms.2007.01.014. ISSN 1044-0305. PMID 17376700. S2CID 8015657.
  8. US patent 6900432, Brian Foulger, James Riches, Hilary Robert Bollan, "Fire Detection Method", issued 2005-05-31
  9. "International Journal for Ion Mobility Spectrometry". Springer. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. "Presidents of ISIMS". Isims. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 2014. p. 39. ISBN 9781439859971.
  12. "Recognition for our members in New Year Honours". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. "Order of the British Empire | Dr. Hilary Roberta BOLLAN". The London Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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