A 鈥榝ounding father鈥 of zeolite science聽and聽its聽applications, Richard聽Barrer聽was also known for his research in聽the聽gas permeability of membranes.聽Throughout his career he wrote over 400 papers, 3 monographs and held 21 patents. His contributions to his field saw him give his name to the zeolite 鈥楤arrerite鈥櫬燼nd Barrer, a unit of gas permeability聽still used today.聽He primarily resided in the UK, and taught in Cambridge, London and Aberdeen.聽His legacy continues聽through the Barrer Award, recognising work in the field of porous inorganic materials.