Prof George Smith, FRS's Biography
- Forename(s)
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George David William
- Sex
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Male
- Date of Birth
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28/3/1943 Aldershot, Hants
- Foretitle(s)
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Prof
- Surname
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SMITH
- Style
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Prof George Smith, FRS
- Recreations
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walking, fishing, bird watching, travel
Prof George Smith, FRS's Professional Career
- Career
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Univ of Oxford: SRC research fell 1968-70, postdoctoral research fell 1970-75, sr research fell 1975-77, lectr in metallurgy 1977-92, George Kelley reader in metallurgy 1992-96, prof of materials science 1996-2010, head Dept of Materials 2000-05, emeritus prof 2010-; research fell Wolfson Coll Oxford 1972-77 (jr research fell 1968-72), fell St Cross Coll Oxford 1977-91 (emeritus fell 1992-), professorial fell Trinity Coll Oxford 1996-2010 (tutorial fell 1991-95, emeritus fell 2010-), hon prof Univ of Science and Technology Beijing 2005, advsy prof Chongqing Univ China; Oxford Nanoscience Ltd (formerly Kindbrisk Ltd): md 1987-2002, chm 2002-04, R&D 100 award 1993, Prince of Wales' Award for Innovation 1997, Millennium Product Designation 1998, Nat Award for Innovative Measurement 2004; non-exec chm Polaron plc 2004-06; co-chm UK Materials Congress 1998; memb: Materials Research Soc (USA) 1987-, Minerals, Metals and Materials Soc (USA) 1992-, Office of Science and Technol Foresight Panel for Materials 1999-2003, HE Funding Cncl Research Assessment Panel for Materials 1999-2001, DTI Energy Materials Advsy Gp 2006-09, Exec Ctee of European Materials Research Soc 2007-10, Advsy Cncl Br Library 2005-11; ldr Materials Science and Nanotechnology sectors UK-China Partnership in Science 2007-09; Sir George Beilby Medal and Prize 1985, Acta Materialia Gold Medal 2005; Inst of Materials: memb 1963-, Vanadium Award (jtly) 1985, Rosenhain Medal and Prize 1991, memb Cncl 1997-2002, vice-pres 2002, Platinum Medal 2006; memb Exec Cncl Royal Soc 2002-04; hon fell CCC Oxford 2008; Liveryman Worshipful Co of Armourers and Braziers 2003 (Freeman 1998), Freeman City of London 1999; CEng 1978, CPhys 1996; FInstP 1996 (MInstP 1978), FIM 1996, FRS 1996, FRSA 1997, FRSC 2003, memb European Acad of Science and Arts 2006
Prof George Smith, FRS's Publications
- Books and Publications
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Atom Probe Microanalysis: Principles and Application to Materials Problems (with M K Miller, 1989), Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy (jtly, 1996); over 300 original scientific research papers 1968-
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