David Phillip Woodruff
FRS is a British
physicist
A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...
, professor at
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of ...
, and member of the Surface, Interface & Thin Films group.
Education
He earned a B.Sc. from
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...
in 1965, and a Ph.D.(1968), and D.Sc. (1983) from
Warwick University
The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of a ...
.
He formally retired in 2011 but remains research active as an emeritus professor.
Professional career
Woorduff is a fellow of the
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, physics research, research and applied physics, application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide ...
, and the Woodruff Thesis prize is named in his honour. He won the
Nevill Mott Medal and Prize
The Nevill Mott Medal and Prize is an award presented in selected years by the Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom, for distinguished research in condensed matter or materials physics. It was first established in 1997 thanks to a donation ...
in 2003,
and
Max Born Medal and Prize
The Max Born Medal and Prize is a scientific prize awarded yearly by the German Physical Society (DPG) and the British Institute of Physics (IOP) in memory of the German physicist Max Born, who was a German-Jewish physicist, instrumental in the ...
in 2011.
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British physicists
Academics of the University of Warwick
Alumni of the University of Bristol
Living people
Alumni of the University of Warwick
Fellows of the Royal Society
Year of birth missing (living people)
Fellows of the Institute of Physics
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