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Richard Friend

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

Sir Richard Henry Friend is a British physicist who was the Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge from 1995 until 2020 and is Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore. Friend's research concerns the physics and engineering of carbon-based semiconductors.

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2015Von Hippel AwardAward2013Honorary Doctorate of Hasselt UniversityAward2011Harvey PrizeAward2009Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and PrizeAwardKing Faisal International Prize in ScienceAward2008Rhodia Pierre-Gilles de Gennes AwardAward2007IEEE Daniel E. Noble AwardAward2004IET Kelvin LectureAward2003Descartes PrizeAwardFaraday MedalAward1998Rumford MedalAward1953Born18 January 1953

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Von Hippel Award2015
Honorary Doctorate of Hasselt University2013
Harvey Prize2011
King Faisal International Prize in Science2009
Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize2009
Rhodia Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Award2008
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award2007
IET Kelvin Lecture2004
Faraday Medal2003
Descartes Prize2003
Rumford Medal1998
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Honorary Doctor of Linköping University
Clifford Paterson Lecture

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He also serves as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Born 1953 · age 73