Professor Keith Jennings

25th Feb to 31st Mar 2025

Very Sadly, Professor Keith Jennings passed away on 18th February 2025.

Prof. Keith Jennings was awarded the Aston Medal by the BMSS; he was also awarded all three major mass spectrometry honours - the Field and Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry (1998), the ASMS Award for Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry (1995), and the Thompson Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Mass Spectrometry & for Distinguished Service to International Mass Spectrometry (1985). He served as Chairman of BMSS on two occasions (1969-1971 and 1986-1988).

For further details of his career please visit:

Notable names in British MS | BMSS.

Oral history interview with Keith R. Jennings - Science History Institute Digital Collections.

Keith’s funeral will be held at Maple Park, near Thirsk, at 2.30 on Wednesday, 19th March: https://www.maplepark.co.uk/.

Our condolences and thoughts go out to Keth’s family at this very difficult time.

Dr Andy Ray, BMSS Chair