Archibald Howie
Archibald Howie | |
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| Born | 8 March 1934 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge[2] |
| Known for | Interpretation of transmission electron microscope images |
| Awards | Hughes Medal (1988) Guthrie Medal and Prize (1992) Royal Medal (1999) John Cowley Medal (2018)[1] |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory |
| Notable students | John Steeds |
Archibald "Archie" Howie CBE HonFRMS FRS HonFRSE HonFInstP (born 8 March 1934)[2] is a British physicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, 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.[3] 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 elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1995.[4] He was head of the Cavendish Laboratory from 1989 to 1997.
References
- ^ https://www.eurmicsoc.org/medias/files/newsletter/News62.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b HOWIE, Prof. Archibald, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ^ P. Hirsch, A. Howie, R. Nicholson, D. W. Pashley and M. J. Whelan (1965/1977) Electron microscopy of thin crystals (Butterworths/Krieger, London/Malabar FL) ISBN 0-88275-376-2
- ^ "Professor Archibald Howie CBE FRS HonFRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- British physicists
- British materials scientists
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge
- Microscopists
- Royal Medal winners
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Fellows of the Royal Microscopical Society
- Presidents of the International Federation of Societies for Microscopy
- Scientists of the Cavendish Laboratory