Barry Ninham

Australian physicist and emeritus professor of physical chemistry
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Barry Ninham

Summary

Barry Ninham is a human[1]. He was born on +1936-04-09T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], physical chemist[4], chemist[5], and mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Barry Ninham was born on +1936-04-09T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Barry Ninham was born on +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Barry Ninham held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • Barry Ninham's professions included physicist[3].
  • Barry Ninham's professions included physical chemist[4].
  • Barry Ninham's professions included chemist[5].
  • Barry Ninham's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Barry Ninham's field of work was physical chemistry[10].
  • Barry Ninham's field of work was physics[11].
  • Barry Ninham's field of work was biology[12].
  • Barry Ninham's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Barry Ninham was employed by Australian National University[14].
  • Barry Ninham's education included a stint at University of Maryland[15].
  • Barry Ninham's doctoral advisor was Elliott Waters Montroll[16].
  • Barry Ninham received the Centenary Medal[17].
  • Barry Ninham received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[18].
  • Barry Ninham received the Wolfgang Ostwald Prize[19].
  • Barry Ninham received the Officer of the Order of Australia[20].
  • Barry Ninham received the Pawsey Medal[21].
  • Barry Ninham received the David Craig Medal and Lecture[22].
  • Barry Ninham's image is recorded as Barry Ninham.jpg[23].
  • Barry Ninham is recorded as male[24].
  • Barry Ninham's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Barry Ninham supervised Lee Raymond White as a doctoral student[26].
  • Barry Ninham supervised Stanley J Miklavcic as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1936-04-09T00:00:00Z[2] and +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Barry Ninham was educated at University of Maryland[15]. His doctoral advisor was Elliott Waters Montroll[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3], physical chemist[4], chemist[5], and mathematician[6]. Fields of work include physical chemistry[10], a branch of chemistry[28]; physics[11], a branch of science[29]; biology[12], a branch of science[30]; and mathematics[13], an academic discipline[31]. Barry Ninham was employed by Australian National University[14]. Doctoral students include Lee Raymond White[26], an applied mathematician[32]; Stanley J Miklavcic[27], a researcher[33], b. 1959[34]; Anthony J. Guttmann[35], a mathematician[36], b. 1945[37], of Australia[38], awarded the George Szekeres Medal[39]; Mark Oliver Diesendorf[40]; Douglas John Mitchell[41]; and Warren Preston Wood[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Centenary Medal[17], a medallion[43], in Australia[44], founded in 2001[45]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[18], a fellowship award[46], in Australia[47]; Wolfgang Ostwald Prize[19], a science award[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1961[50]; Officer of the Order of Australia[20], a grade of an order[51], in Australia[52]; Pawsey Medal[21], an award[53], in Australia[54]; and David Craig Medal and Lecture[22], an award[55], in Australia[56].

Why It Matters

Barry Ninham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Barry Ninham do for work?

Barry Ninham worked as physicist[3], physical chemist[4], chemist[5], and mathematician[6].

Where did Barry Ninham go to school?

Barry Ninham was educated at University of Maryland[15].

What awards did Barry Ninham receive?

Honors received include Centenary Medal[17], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[18], Wolfgang Ostwald Prize[19], and Officer of the Order of Australia[20].

References

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  2. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . physics.anu.edu.au. Retrieved . physics.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . kolloid-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved . kolloid-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  26. [41] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [42] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [2] . wikidata.org.
  29. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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