Richard Blaikie

New Zealand physicist at the University of Otago
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Richard Blaikie

Summary

Richard Blaikie is a human[1]. He was born on +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Richard Blaikie was born on +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Richard Blaikie held citizenship in New Zealand[5].
  • Richard Blaikie worked as a physicist[3].
  • Richard Blaikie held the position of full professor[6].
  • Richard Blaikie held the position of professor emeritus[7].
  • Richard Blaikie was employed by University of Canterbury[8].
  • Among Richard Blaikie's employers was University of Otago[9].
  • Among Richard Blaikie's employers was University of Canterbury College of Engineering[10].
  • Among Richard Blaikie's employers was Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory[11].
  • Richard Blaikie was educated at University of Cambridge[12].
  • Richard Blaikie's education included a stint at University of Otago[13].
  • Richard Blaikie was educated at Kaikorai Valley College[14].
  • A notable student of Richard Blaikie was Sanitta Thongpang[15].
  • Richard Blaikie received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16].
  • Richard Blaikie received the Hector Medal[17].
  • Richard Blaikie's image is recorded as Richard Blaikie 2023 (cropped).jpg[18].
  • Richard Blaikie is recorded as male[19].
  • Richard Blaikie's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Richard Blaikie supervised Madhuri Kumari as a doctoral student[21].
  • Richard Blaikie supervised Volker Nock as a doctoral student[22].
  • Richard Blaikie supervised Timothy D Drysdale as a doctoral student[23].
  • Richard Blaikie supervised Ciaran Moore as a doctoral student[24].
  • Richard Blaikie's Commons category is recorded as Richard Blaikie[25].
  • Richard Blaikie's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-6991-835X[26].
  • Richard Blaikie earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Blaikie was born on +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[12], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of Otago[13], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1869[34], headquartered in Dunedin[35]; and Kaikorai Valley College[14], a school[36], in New Zealand[37], founded in 1958[38]. Richard Blaikie earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Blaikie's professions included physicist[3]. Employers include University of Canterbury[8], a university[39], in New Zealand[40], founded in 1873[41]; University of Otago[9], a public university[42], in New Zealand[43], founded in 1869[44], headquartered in Dunedin[45]; University of Canterbury College of Engineering[10]; and Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory[11], a business[46], in United Kingdom[47]. Positions held include full professor[6], an academic rank[48] and professor emeritus[7], an academic title[49]. A notable student of him was Sanitta Thongpang[15]. Doctoral students include Madhuri Kumari[21], a physicist[50], specialised in nonlinear optics[51]; Volker Nock[22], a researcher[52], awarded the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[53]; Timothy D Drysdale[23], a researcher[54]; and Ciaran Moore[24], an engineer[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16] and Hector Medal[17], a science award[56], in New Zealand[57].

Why It Matters

Richard Blaikie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Richard Blaikie do for work?

Richard Blaikie worked as physicist[3].

Where did Richard Blaikie go to school?

Richard Blaikie was educated at University of Cambridge[12], University of Otago[13], and Kaikorai Valley College[14].

What awards did Richard Blaikie receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16] and Hector Medal[17].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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