George Richard Pickett | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Known for | Low Temperature Physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Lancaster University |
George Richard Pickett FRS (born 1939) is Professor of Low Temperature Physics at Lancaster University. [1] [2]
Life
Pickett was born in 1939 and educated at Bedford Modern School and Magdalen College, Oxford (BA 1962; DPhil). [1]
Pickett was a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and then Head of the Department of Physics at Lancaster University. [1] In the 1996 Nobel Prize citation of physicist David Lee, credit was given to Pickett and his research group for their work on 3He. [3]
In 1988, Pickett was elected a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. [4] In 1997 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society [1] and in 2006 a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. [5] In 1998 he was awarded the Simon Memorial Prize. [6] In 2023 he was awarded an honorary degree by the Slovak Academy of Sciences. [7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pickett, Prof. George Richard, Professor of Low Temperature Physics, University of Lancaster, 1988, now Distinguished Professor". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U30829. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Professor George Pickett - Physics at Lancaster University". Physics.lancs.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Science and Technology at Lancaster University". Lancaster.ac.uk=. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia". Acadsci.fi. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Science and Technology at Lancaster University - International Honour for Low Temperature Physicist". Lancaster.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Simon Memorial Prize: past winners". IOP. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Slovak Academy of Sciences awards honorary degree to Professor George Pickett". Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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George Richard Pickett | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Known for | Low Temperature Physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Lancaster University |
George Richard Pickett FRS (born 1939) is Professor of Low Temperature Physics at Lancaster University. [1] [2]
Life
Pickett was born in 1939 and educated at Bedford Modern School and Magdalen College, Oxford (BA 1962; DPhil). [1]
Pickett was a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and then Head of the Department of Physics at Lancaster University. [1] In the 1996 Nobel Prize citation of physicist David Lee, credit was given to Pickett and his research group for their work on 3He. [3]
In 1988, Pickett was elected a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. [4] In 1997 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society [1] and in 2006 a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. [5] In 1998 he was awarded the Simon Memorial Prize. [6] In 2023 he was awarded an honorary degree by the Slovak Academy of Sciences. [7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pickett, Prof. George Richard, Professor of Low Temperature Physics, University of Lancaster, 1988, now Distinguished Professor". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U30829. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Professor George Pickett - Physics at Lancaster University". Physics.lancs.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Science and Technology at Lancaster University". Lancaster.ac.uk=. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia". Acadsci.fi. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Science and Technology at Lancaster University - International Honour for Low Temperature Physicist". Lancaster.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Simon Memorial Prize: past winners". IOP. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Slovak Academy of Sciences awards honorary degree to Professor George Pickett". Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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