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Athene Donald

British physicist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1953 · age 73

Dame Athene Margaret Donald is a British physicist. She was Professor Emerita of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge, and former Master of Churchill College, Cambridge.

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2017Honorary DoctorateAward2010Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardFaraday Medal and PrizeAward2009L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in ScienceAward2006Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward2005Nevill Mott Medal and PrizeAward1999Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1994Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAward1983Royal Society University Research FellowshipAward1953Born15 May 1953

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Honorary Doctorate2017
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire2010
Faraday Medal and Prize2010
L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science2009
Royal Society Bakerian Medal2006
Nevill Mott Medal and Prize2005
Fellow of the Royal Society1999
Fellow of the American Physical Society1994
Royal Society University Research Fellowship1983
Honorary Degree of the University of Leeds

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73

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