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Biography
M. Pilar Gil works in the division of Special Collections at the University of St Andrews. Before settling down in Scotland, she spent most of her scientific career in the United States where she was an investigator in the fields of Signal Transduction, Transcriptional Regulation of the Immune System and the Biochemistry of Aging.
Passionate about the sciences and the humanities, she has a particular interest in the history of science. She has authored books about scientists and their discoveries addressed to children and young adults.
M. Pilar Gil holds a PhD in Chemistry and a Master in Immunology from the Universitat de Barcelona and a MLitt in Museum Studies from the University of St Andrews.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Two books and a plot: when mathematics meets history
Gil, M. P., 13 Aug 2024, Mathematical book histories: printing, provenance, and practices of reading. Beeley, P. & Mac an Bhaird, C. (eds.). Cham: Birkhäuser, p. 313-355 43 p. (Trends in the history of science).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Detecting emerald green in 19thC book bindings using vis-NIR spectroscopy
Gil, M. P., Henderson, E. A., Burdge, J. A., Kotze, E. & McCarthy, W., 21 Dec 2023, In: Analytical Methods. 15, 47, p. 6603-6609 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The periodic table and other wallcharts in the teaching of chemistry in St Andrews, 1884–1919
Aitken, R. A. & Gil, M. P., 18 Sept 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences . 378, 2180, 17 p., 20190299.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A tale of two tables
Gil, M. P. & Zysman-Colman, E., Sept 2019, In: Nature Chemistry. 11, 9, p. 757-759 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Is this the world's oldest classroom periodic table? How a chart of elements from 1888 was found, rescued and restored
O'Hagan, D., Aitken, R. A. & Gil, M. P., 15 Jan 2019, In: Chemistry World. 16, 2, p. 68-69 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Elements in Danger - Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society -
Gil, M. P. (Invited speaker) & Cole-Hamilton, D. J. (Invited speaker)
29 Sept 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Scotland's Historians of Science Network meeting
M Pilar Gil (Speaker)
9 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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The Periodic Table - Probus Club of Lomond, Drymen, Glasgow
Gil, M. P. (Invited speaker) & Cole-Hamilton, D. J. (Invited speaker)
12 Mar 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Grove Academy, Dundee
Gil, M. P. (Invited speaker) & Cole-Hamilton, D. J. (Invited speaker)
28 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Celebracio de la Taula Periodica
M Pilar Gil (Invited speaker)
19 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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34th Joaquim Ruyra Prize for Young Readers (Premi Joaquim Ruyra de narrativa juvenil)
Gil, M. P. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)