Jeff Tallon (physicist)
Jeffery Lewis Tallon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Awards | Hector Medal (1998) CNZM (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Victoria University of Wellington Callaghan Innovation |
| Thesis | Premelting and the Machanisms of Melting in the Alkali Halides (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stuart Smedley Bill Robinson |
Jeffery Lewis "Jeff" Tallon CNZM (born 1948) is a New Zealand physicist specialising in high-temperature superconductors.[1]
Early life and education
Born in 1948, Tallon was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland from 1962 to 1966.[2] After a BSc(Hons) at the University of Auckland, he undertook doctoral studies at Victoria University of Wellington under Stuart Smedley and Bill Robinson, completing his PhD in chemistry in 1976.[3]
Academic career
He was awarded a Doctor of Science in 1996. His thesis was titled Selected publications of Jefferey Lewis Tallon: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Science [in Chemistry].[4]
Honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1993,[5] and in 1998 he won the society's Hector Medal jointly with Paul Callaghan.[6]
In 2002, Tallon was awarded the Rutherford Medal,[7] the highest award in New Zealand science. In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to science.[8]
Selected works
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References
- ^ "Jeff Tallon". Royal Society of New Zealand. 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Congratulations" (PDF). Mount Albert Grammar School Quarterly. 5 (1): 18. 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Halton, Brian (2014). "Chemistry at Victoria the Wellington University" (PDF). Victoria University of Wellington. p. 148. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Tallon, Jeffery Lewis (1996). Selected publications of Jefferey Lewis Tallon: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Science [in Chemistry] (Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "The Academy: S–U". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Rutherford Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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