Robin Grimes
Robin Grimes | |
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| Born | Robin William Grimes |
| Alma mater | Keele University (PhD)[1] |
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| Fields | Materials science |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Thesis | Quantum mechanical and classical modelling of defects in metal oxides. (1988) |
| Website | imperial |
Robin William Grimes FRS FREng[2] is chief scientific adviser in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and a professor of materials physics at Imperial College London.[3][4][5]
Grimes has used computer simulation to predict the structural and dynamic behaviour of ceramics, metals and semiconductors for energy applications.[2] This has allowed him to identify ways in which atomic scale defects modify materials properties. He has investigated a wide range of properties, including thermal conductivity and how materials deform but also how atoms are transported through solids.[2] While best known for modelling nuclear materials, he has worked as much on electrochemical systems, optical and electronic materials.[2]
Grimes established science diplomacy within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office working as chief scientific adviser.[2] He has mainstreamed science as a tool in the UK's diplomatic tool box, using science evidence and science networks to place science collaboration as the heart of key international relationships.[2] He maintains a leading role in the nuclear power academic community.[2]
References
- ^ Grimes, Robin William (1988). Quantum mechanical and classical modelling of defects in metal oxides. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Keele. OCLC 556710010. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.375921.
- ^ a b c d e f g Anon (2018). "Professor Robin Grimes FRS". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
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- ^ "Home - Professor Robin Grimes". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Professor Robin Grimes FRS FREng - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Robin Grimes publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
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