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John Loveday (physicist)

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Dr. John Stephen Loveday is an experimental physicist working in high pressure research. He was educated at Coopers School in Chislehurst and at the University of Bristol. He currently works at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland[1].

Dr. J.S. Loveday is considered one of the pioneers of neutron diffraction at high pressure. His work on the behaviour of clathrate hydrates at high pressure and their relevance to models of planetary bodies including Titan was published in Nature and has been highly cited[2]. He is the author of more than seventy papers and the inventor of both the left-handed and Birmingham screwdrivers. His current research includes methods to make blue sparks and to perfect the long weight.

In the Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, Dr. J.S. Loveday is a colleague of Prof. Andrew Huxley[3].