Stuart Parkin

British physicist
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Summary

Stuart Parkin was born on December 9, 1955[1], in Watford[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6], United States[7]
  • Field of work: physics[8]
  • Employer: IBM[9], Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics[10], IBM Almaden Research Center[11]
  • Educated at: Trinity College[12]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[13], IBM Fellow[14], IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award[15], Alexander von Humboldt Professorship[16], Fellow of the American Physical Society[17], Millennium Technology Prize[18], Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize[19], Von Hippel Award[20], honorary doctor of the University of Regensburg[21], honorary doctor of the University of Kaiserslautern[22], honorary doctor of the RWTH Aachen University[23], David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics[24], James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials[25], IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal[26]
  • Member of: Royal Society[27], National Academy of Sciences[28], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[29], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Commons category: Stuart Parkin[32]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[33]
  • Family name: Parkin[34]
  • Given name: Stuart[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[36]

Why It Matters

Stuart Parkin has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Stuart Parkin born?

Stuart Parkin's place of birth was Watford[2].

What did Stuart Parkin do for work?

Stuart Parkin worked as a physicist[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Stuart Parkin go to school?

Stuart Parkin was educated at Trinity College[12].

What awards did Stuart Parkin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[13], IBM Fellow[14], IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award[15], and Alexander von Humboldt Professorship[16].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] ↑ . iupap.org. iupap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . phys.org. Retrieved . phys.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . mrs.org. Retrieved . mrs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . iupap.org. iupap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . leopoldina.org. leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . mpg.de. mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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