Nicola Gaston

New Zealand physicist
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Nicola Gaston

Summary

Nicola Gaston is a human[1]. She worked as a chemist[2], researcher[3], co-director[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nicola Gaston held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Nicola Gaston worked as a chemist[2].
  • Nicola Gaston worked as a researcher[3].
  • Nicola Gaston worked as a co-director[4].
  • Nicola Gaston's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Nicola Gaston's professions included writer[6].
  • Nicola Gaston's professions included physicist[9].
  • Nicola Gaston's field of work was chemistry[10].
  • Nicola Gaston's field of work was physics[11].
  • Nicola Gaston's field of work was physical chemistry[12].
  • Nicola Gaston's field of work was metal[13].
  • Nicola Gaston's field of work was alloy[14].
  • Nicola Gaston's field of work was nanomaterial[15].
  • Nicola Gaston held the position of full professor[16].
  • Among Nicola Gaston's employers was Victoria University of Wellington[17].
  • Nicola Gaston was employed by MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology[18].
  • Nicola Gaston was employed by University of Auckland[19].
  • Nicola Gaston was employed by MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology[20].
  • Nicola Gaston's education included a stint at University of Auckland[21].
  • Nicola Gaston's education included a stint at Massey University[22].
  • Nicola Gaston's doctoral advisor was John A. Harrison[23].
  • Nicola Gaston received the Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering prize[24].
  • Nicola Gaston received the Thomson Medal[25].
  • Nicola Gaston received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[26].
  • Nicola Gaston was a member of New Zealand Association of Scientists[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Auckland[21], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Auckland City[31] and Massey University[22], a university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1927[34]. Nicola Gaston's doctoral advisor was John A. Harrison[23]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[2], researcher[3], co-director[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], and physicist[9]. Fields of work include chemistry[10], a branch of science[36]; physics[11], a branch of science[37]; physical chemistry[12], a branch of chemistry[38]; metal[13]; alloy[14], a numismatic term[39]; and nanomaterial[15]. Employers include Victoria University of Wellington[17], a public university[40], in New Zealand[41], founded in 1897[42], headquartered in Wellington[43]; MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology[18], a research institute[44], in New Zealand[45], founded in 2002[46], headquartered in Wellington[47]; and University of Auckland[19], a public university[48], in New Zealand[49], founded in 1883[50], headquartered in Auckland City[51]. Nicola Gaston held the position of full professor[16]. Doctoral students include Krista Steenbergen[52], a researcher[53]; Bushra Anam Khalil[54], a researcher[55]; and Julia Schacht[56], a researcher[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering prize[24], an award[58]; Thomson Medal[25], a science award[59], in New Zealand[60], founded in 1985[61]; and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[26].

Why It Matters

Nicola Gaston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Nicola Gaston do for work?

Nicola Gaston worked as chemist[2], researcher[3], co-director[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6].

Where did Nicola Gaston go to school?

Nicola Gaston was educated at University of Auckland[21] and Massey University[22].

What awards did Nicola Gaston receive?

Honors received include Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering prize[24], Thomson Medal[25], and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[26].

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Class ancestry

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

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