Michael Dickinson

American biophysicist
Person human Q6829848
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Michael Dickinson

Summary

Michael Dickinson is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1963[2]. He worked as an engineer[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Michael Dickinson was born on January 1, 1963[2].
  • Michael Dickinson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Michael Dickinson's professions included engineer[3].
  • Michael Dickinson worked as a researcher[4].
  • Michael Dickinson was employed by University of California, Berkeley[7].
  • Michael Dickinson was employed by University of Chicago[8].
  • Among Michael Dickinson's employers was California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Among Michael Dickinson's employers was University of Washington[10].
  • Michael Dickinson received the MacArthur Fellows Program[11].
  • Michael Dickinson received the Larry Sandler Memorial Award[12].
  • Michael Dickinson received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[13].
  • Michael Dickinson is recorded as male[14].
  • Michael Dickinson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Michael Dickinson supervised Sweta Agrawal as a doctoral student[16].
  • Michael Dickinson's family name is recorded as Dickinson[17].
  • Michael Dickinson's given name is recorded as Michael[18].
  • Michael Dickinson's work location is recorded as Seattle[19].
  • Michael Dickinson's affiliation is recorded as University of Washington Graduate Program in Neuroscience[20].
  • Michael Dickinson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[21].

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Origins and Family

Michael Dickinson was born on January 1, 1963[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3] and researcher[4]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[7], a public research university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1868[24], headquartered in Berkeley[25]; University of Chicago[8], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1890[28], headquartered in Chicago[29]; California Institute of Technology[9], a university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1891[32], headquartered in California[33]; and University of Washington[10], a public research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1861[36]. Michael Dickinson supervised Sweta Agrawal as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[11], a science award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1981[39]; Larry Sandler Memorial Award[12], a biology award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1988[42]; and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[13], a fellowship grant[43], in United States[44], founded in 1988[45].

Why It Matters

Michael Dickinson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Michael Dickinson do for work?

Michael Dickinson worked as engineer[3] and researcher[4].

What awards did Michael Dickinson receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[11], Larry Sandler Memorial Award[12], and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . berkeley.edu. berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Doctoral student → Sweta Agrawal
    Orcid id → 0000-0002-8587-9936
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