astronomy

Stephen E. Harding

Stephen E. Harding is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stephen E. Harding rather than just read about it. In short: Stephen Ernest Harding (born 2 August 1955) is a British biochemist specialising in biomolecular hydrodynamics. Harding is currently Professor of Applied Biochemistry at the University of Nottingham, has been the Director of the National Centre of Macromolecular Hydrodynamics since its foundation in 1987 and is a member of the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Stephen Ernest Harding (born 2 August 1955) is a British biochemist specialising in biomolecular hydrodynamics. Harding is currently Professor of Applied Biochemistry at the University of Nottingham, has been the Director of the National Centre of Macromolecular Hydrodynamics since its foundation in 1987 and is a member of the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age.

Academic career Harding studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He then undertook a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the University of Leicester. His doctoral thesis was completed in 1980 and was titled "Modelling biological macromolecules in solution: The general tri-axial ellipsoid". After completing his doctorate, Harding was a Lister postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bristol and then an Oppenheimer postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge. He was also a tutor in Biochemistry at Queens' College, Cambridge. Besides developing and applying hydrodynamic methodology to biomolecules, Harding's notable work includes finding remarkable protein-like behaviour of carbohydrates and the discovery of high levels of Scandinavian genes in the ancestral population of coastal North West England. He is now part of the Saving Oseberg research team – finding natural polymer consolidants to replace the decayed cellulose and lignin in all the perilously fragile artefacts of the Oseberg Viking ship and in August 2017 appointed an adjunct Professor of the University of Oslo. In 1991 he became a junior medallist of the Royal Society of Chemistry and in 2002 awarded a DSc from the University of Oxford. For his scientific and historical investigation of the Vikings in North West England, where he hails from, he was, in 2011, made a Knight of the 1st class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by King Harald of Norway for his "outstanding service in the interests of Norway". He gave the 2016 Hakon Hakonsson Lecture at Largs, and the 2017 Svedberg lecture.

Works

Papers Bowden, Georgina R.; Balaresque, Patricia; King, Turi E.; Hansen, Ziff; Lee, Andrew C.; Pergl-Wilson, Giles; Hurley, Emma; Roberts, Stephen J.; Waite, Patrick; Jesch, Judith; Jones, Abigail L.; Thomas, Mark G.; Harding, Stephen E.; Jobling, Mark A. (2008). "Excavating past population structures by surname-based sampling: the genetic legacy of the Vikings in Northwest England". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25 (2): 301–309. doi:10.1093/molbev/msm255. PMC 2628767. PMID 18032405. Heinze, Thomas; Nikolajski, Melanie; Daus, Stephan, Besong, Tabot M.D., Michaelis, Nico; Berlin, Peter; Morris, Gordon A.; Rowe, Arthur J.; Harding, Stephen E. (2011) "Protein‐like Oligomerization of Carbohydrates", Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(37): 8602–8604. Harding, Stephen E. (2018) "The Svedberg Lecture 2017. From nano to micro: the huge dynamic range of the analytical ultracentrifuge for characterising the sizes, shapes and interactions of molecules and assemblies in Biochemistry and Polymer Science", European Biophysics Journal. 47(7): 697–707 Wakefield, Jennifer M.K.; Gillis, Richard B.; Adams, Gary G.; McQueen, Caitlin, M.A.; Harding, Stephen E. (2018) "Controlled depolymerisation assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation of low molecular weight chitosan for use in archaeological conservation". European Biophysics Journal. 47(7): 769–775 Full list of publications: Google Scholar

Books Harding, Stephen E.; Rowe, A.J.; Horton, J.C. (1992). Analytical ultracentrifugation in biochemistry and polymer science. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0851863450. Cavill, Paul; Harding, Stephen; Jesch, Judith (2000). Wirral and Its Viking Heritage. English Place-Name Society. ISBN 978-0-904889-59-8. Harding, Stephen (2002). Viking Mersey: Scandinavian Wirral, West Lancashire and Chester. Countyvise Limited. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-901231-3-42. Harding, Stephen; Jobling, Mark; King, Turi (2010). Viking DNA: The Wirral and West Lancashire Project. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-466590-85-4. Harding, Stephen E. (2016). Ingimund's Saga : Viking Wirral. Chester University Press. ISBN 978-1908258304. Harding, Stephen (2017). Science and the Vikings. The Hakon Hakonsson Lecture, 2016. Largs & District Historical Society. ISBN 978-1-527207-0-66. Harding, Stephen; Tombs, Michael P.; Adams, Gary G.; Paulsen, Berit Smestad; Inngjerdingen, Kari Tvete; Barsett, Hilde (2017) An Introduction to Polysaccharide Biotechnology. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1482246971. Full list of books: Amazon.co.uk

References

External links Stephen Harding at the School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham Stephen Harding at the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age National Centre of Macromolecular Hydrodynamics Stephen Harding at the University of Oslo

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stephen E. Harding

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stephen E. Harding claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stephen E. Harding before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stephen E. Harding ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stephen E. Harding

In research: Stephen E. Harding appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stephen E. Harding in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stephen E. Harding is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, Academics of the University of Cambridge, Academics of the University of Nottingham, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stephen E. Harding outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Stephen E. Harding matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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