Nationality United Kingdom Awards Hughes Medal Fields Physics | Role Physicist Name Archibald Howie | |
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Born 8 March 1934 ( 1934-03-08 ) Institutions University of Cambridge
Cavendish Laboratory Alma mater University of Edinburgh
Trinity College, Cambridge Known for Interpretation of transmission electron microscope images Education University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh Notable awards Hughes Medal, Faraday Medal and Prize, Royal Medal | ||
Archibald "Archie" Howie CBE HonFRMS FRS (born 8 March 1934) is a British physicist, known for his pioneering work on the interpretation of transmission electron microscope images of crystals. Born in 1934, he attended Kirkcaldy High School and the University of Edinburgh. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he subsequently took up a permanent post. He has been a fellow of Churchill College since its foundation, and was President of its Senior Combination Room (SCR) until 2010.
In 1965, with Hirsch, Whelan, Pashley and Nicholson, he published the seminal text Electron Microscopy of Thin Crystals. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1978 and awarded their Royal Medal in 1999. In 1992 he was awarded the Guthrie Medal and Prize. He was head of the Cavendish Laboratory from 1989-1997.