Andre Geim
Andre Geim | |
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| Born | October 1958 |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Moscow Physical-Technical Institute Institute of Solid State Physics |
| Known for | discovering graphene levitating a frog developing gecko tape |
| Awards | Ig Nobel Prize (2000) Mott Prize (2007) EuroPhysics Prize (2008) Körber Prize (2009) John J. Carty Award (2010) Hughes Medal (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Institute of Solid State Physics University of Nijmegen University of Manchester |
| Doctoral students | Konstantin Novoselov[1] |
Andre Geim FRS (Russian: "Андрей Константинович Гейм") is a physicist who is known for the discovery of graphene,[4][5] the development of gecko tape and demonstrations of diamagnetic levitation.
Education
In 1982 Geim completed a first class MSc at the Moscow Physical-Technical Institute.[6] In 1987 he completed a PhD at the Institute of Solid State Physics in Chernogolovka, Russia.[6]
Career
Geim worked as a research scientist at the Institute for Microelectronics Technology in Chernogolovka and then as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Nottingham, the University of Bath and the University of Copenhagen before becoming an associate professor at the University of Nijmegen. In 2001 he became a professor of physics at the University of Manchester and is director of the Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology. Since 2007 he has been an EPSRC Senior Research Fellow.[6][7] He is also a visiting professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen (The Netherlands) (since 2010).[8]
Geim holds the titles of Langworthy Professor and Royal Society 2010 Anniversary Research Professor.[6][9]
Research
His most notable achievements include the discovery of graphene, the development of a biomimetic adhesive which became known as gecko tape,[10] and research into diamagnetic levitation (which resulted in the famous flying frog experiment).[11] Geim is also an expert in mesoscopic physics and superconductivity.[6]
In 2001 Geim co-authored a research paper with his favourite hamster.[12] The hamster contributed to the levitation experiment most directly and later applied for a PhD at the University of Nijmegen, Netherlands.[13]
Honours
The Institute of Physics (UK) awarded Geim the 2007 Mott Medal and Prize "for his discovery of a new class of materials – free-standing two-dimensional crystals – in particular graphene". He shared the EuroPhysics Prize with Kostya Novoselov "for discovering and isolating a single free-standing atomic layer of carbon (graphene) and elucidating its remarkable electronic properties". In 2009 he also received the Körber European Science Award. The US National Academy of Sciences honoured Geim with the 2010 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science "for his experimental realization and investigation of graphene, the two-dimensional form of carbon". The Royal Society added its 2010 Hughes Medal for Geim's "revolutionary discovery of graphene and elucidation of its remarkable properties".
Geim was awarded honorary doctorates by Delft University, ETH Zürich and University of Antwerp.
Geim shared the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize with Sir Michael Berry of Bristol University, for levitating the frog.
References
- ^ "Konstantin Novoselov Interview - Special Topic of Graphene". ScienceWatch. February 2009. Retrieved 07/03/2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b Cartlidge, Edwin (February 2006). "A physicist of many talents". Physics World.
- ^ Murphy, John (June/July 2006). "Renaissance scientist with fund of ideas". Scientific Computing World.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "October 22, 2004: Discovery of Graphene". APS News. October 2009.
- ^ Novoselov, K.S. et al.. Electric Field Effect in Atomically Thin Carbon Films. Science 306, 666 (2004) doi:10.1126/science.1102896
- ^ a b c d e Geim's CV
- ^ nanotech.net
- ^ http://www.ru.nl/wetenschapsagenda/huidige_editie/persberichten/item_784771/ontdekker_grafeen/
- ^ http://royalsociety.org/Top-researchers-receive-Royal-Society-2010-Anniversary-Professorships
- ^ Black, Richard (1 June 2003). "Gecko inspires sticky tape". BBC News.
- ^ The Frog That Learned to Fly; webpage in Holland
- ^ A.K. Geim and H.A.M.S. ter Tisha, Physica B 294-295, 736-739 (2001) doi:10.1016/S0921-4526(00)00753-5
- ^ "Who, what, when, where, why". Nature Nanotechnology. 3: 179. 1 April 2008. doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.72.
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