Professor Ken Sing: A Festschrift

Abstract

It is with great pleasure that we dedicate this double issue of Adsorption Science & Technology to Professor K.S.W. Sing in honour of his 65th year of active work and research in the area of adsorption and to coincide with his 88th birthday.

This special volume brings together a dozen invited academic and industrial contributions from his former doctoral students and colleagues. The papers come from all corners of the globe, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, USA and the UK, emphasizing the overarching influence his work has spawned. The collection of articles provided in this issue recognizes his many contributions in the areas of physisorption, characterization of porous materials, discovery of novel materials and his influence on the field in general.

Professor Sing was the founding editor of the journal Adsorption Science & Technology, however he has been courteous enough not to use the journal for his own papers. Notwithstanding, his last two papers in the journal have been amongst the most cited ones (Sing and Williams 2004, 2005) in the journal’s history, giving tribute to the quality of his production. A showcase of his publication record until last year is described in detail in the next pages and it is preceded by a short descriptive CV that highlights the details of his most illustrious career.

We have been very honoured to edit this special celebration volume and hope it becomes an inspiration to younger generations.