David Godfrey Pettifor CBE FRS | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 October 2017 | (aged 72)
Alma mater |
University of Witwatersrand University of Cambridge |
Known for |
Structure maps Computational materials science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Metallurgy |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Thesis | Electron theory of transition metals |
Doctoral advisor | Volker Heine |
David Godfrey Pettifor CBE FRS [1] (9 March 1945 – 16 October 2017 [2]) was the Isaac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2011. [3] He was also a Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [4]
He was the author of a book entitled Bonding and Structure of Molecules and Solids ( Oxford University Press). [5] He created "structure maps" which determine which crystal structure an alloy will form. He was a world authority on materials modelling and helped established the Oxford Materials Modelling Laboratory.
He held a BSc from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, supervised by Volker Heine. [4]
He was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2005. [6] In 1999, he received the Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers' Medal. [3] Other awards include the William Hume-Rothery Award and the Hume-Rothery Prize. [3]
He died on 16 October 2017. [7]
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David Godfrey Pettifor CBE FRS | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 October 2017 | (aged 72)
Alma mater |
University of Witwatersrand University of Cambridge |
Known for |
Structure maps Computational materials science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Metallurgy |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Thesis | Electron theory of transition metals |
Doctoral advisor | Volker Heine |
David Godfrey Pettifor CBE FRS [1] (9 March 1945 – 16 October 2017 [2]) was the Isaac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2011. [3] He was also a Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [4]
He was the author of a book entitled Bonding and Structure of Molecules and Solids ( Oxford University Press). [5] He created "structure maps" which determine which crystal structure an alloy will form. He was a world authority on materials modelling and helped established the Oxford Materials Modelling Laboratory.
He held a BSc from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, supervised by Volker Heine. [4]
He was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2005. [6] In 1999, he received the Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers' Medal. [3] Other awards include the William Hume-Rothery Award and the Hume-Rothery Prize. [3]
He died on 16 October 2017. [7]
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