Notable awards FRS (1999)
FInstP Fields Materials Science | Name David Cockayne | |
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Born David John Hugh Cockayne
19 March 1942 ( 1942-03-19 ) Thesis Electron microscope images of defects in crystal lattices (1970) Known for work on quantum dots
weak beam technique
work on C70 fullerene Died December 22, 2010, Oxford, United Kingdom Alma mater University of Melbourne, University of Oxford | ||
David John Hugh Cockayne FRS FInstP (19 March 1942 – 22 December 2010) was a Professor in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford.
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Career and research
Cockayne was an electron microscopist who played an important role in the development of weak-beam transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and in the application of high resolution TEM to diamond, fullerenes and semiconductors.
Education
Cockayne was educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1970 for research into crystal lattices using electron microscopy.
Awards and honours
Cockayne was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1997 and the Institute of Physics (FInstP). His certificate of election to the Royal Society reads:
References
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