Roger A. Sheldon

Roger Sheldon
Roger Sheldon in 2015, portrait via the Royal Society
Born	Roger Arthur Sheldon (1942-06-24) 24 June 1942 (age 75) Nottingham
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Leicester (PhD)
Known for	Atom efficiency E-factor
Spouse(s)	Janna Kornelia Dijkstra
Children	two
Awards	FRS (2015) FRSC RSC Green Chemistry Award (2010)
Website	sheldon.nl
Scientific career
Fields	Biocatalysis Green chemistry Catalytic oxidation
Institutions	Delft University of Technology Case Western Reserve University Indiana University Boots Pure Drug Company Ltd. Royal Dutch Shell
Thesis	Some reactions of tetraphenyldiphosphine (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Stuart Trippett Stephen Davidson
Influences	Jay Kochi

Roger Arthur Sheldon (born 1942) FRSFRSC is professor of Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Sheldon was educated at the University of Leicester where he was awarded a PhD in 1967 for research on the chemical reactions of the organophosphorus compound tetraphenyldiphosphine.

Sheldon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015. His certificate of election reads: