Richard Blaikie
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Richard John Blaikie (born 25 August 1965) is a physicist who works in the field of nano-scale optics. He is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Otago .
Early life
Blaikie was born in 1965 and attended Kaikorai Valley College in Dunedin . [1] He studied at the University of Otago (1984–1987) and graduated with a BSc (Hons) in physics. He won a Rutherford Memorial Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge (1988–1992), where he received a PhD in physics in 1992.
Academic career
After a year at the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, he took a position as a lecturer at the University of Canterbury . [2] He was at Canterbury from February 1994 to November 2011, and he was made a professor during that time. In 2001, he was a Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . [3]
When the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology was formed in 2002, he was appointed Deputy Director under Professor Paul Callaghan . When Callaghan retired in 2008, Blaikie was appointed Director. [3] During his tenure, the institute received a bequest of NZ$ 1 million. [4] Blaikie stepped down from the MacDiarmid Institute half way through 2011 when he received his appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Otago. He took up the role in December 2011, succeeding Harlene Hayne . [3] [5] He also holds a chair in physics. [5]
Blaikie received the T. K. Sidey Medal in 2001, set up by the Royal Society of New Zealand as an award for outstanding scientific research. [6] [7] In 2011, Blaikie was elected fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand . [8] In 2013, Blaikie received the Hector Memorial Medal from the Royal Society "for his fundamental and wide-ranging contributions to the field of nano-optics, showing that light can be manipulated at scales much smaller than its wavelength and providing a world-first demonstration of a controversial superlens system using subwavelength techniques." [9] [10] [11] The national ceremony for a range of Royal Society awards were held in the Dunedin Town Hall on 27 November 2013. [12] In 2015, Blaikie was awarded the Thomson Medal for science leadership. [13]
References
- ↑ "Former police boss keen to track down KVC alumni" . Otago Daily Times . 28 February 2013 . Retrieved 8 August 2015 .
- ↑ "University appoints next Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor" . University of Otago . 10 May 2011 . Retrieved 8 August 2015 .
- 1 2 3 "New role for Prof Richard Blaikie" . MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology . 18 May 2011 . Retrieved 8 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Donor gives MacDiarmid Institute $1m for nanotechnology" . Otago Daily Times . 5 August 2009 . Retrieved 8 August 2015 .
- 1 2 "Physicist appointed" . Otago Daily Times . 16 May 2011 . Retrieved 8 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Background of the Medal" . Royal Society of New Zealand . Retrieved 7 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Recipients" . Royal Society of New Zealand . Retrieved 7 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Otago researchers made fellows of Royal Society" . Otago Daily Times . 3 November 2011 . Retrieved 8 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Medals awarded to top New Zealand researchers" . Royal Society of New Zealand . 27 November 2013 . Retrieved 7 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Recipients" . Royal Society of New Zealand . Retrieved 7 August 2015 .
- ↑ "NZ's highest science honour awarded" . The New Zealand Herald . 27 November 2013 . Retrieved 9 August 2015 .
- ↑ Gibb, John (28 November 2013). "High honours for three Otago researchers" . Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 9 August 2015 .
- ↑ "Spotlight on top New Zealand researchers" (Press release). Royal Society of New Zealand . 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015 . Retrieved 11 November 2015 .
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