Person
Cockayne, David (1942 - 2010)
- Born
- 19 March 1942
London, England - Died
- 22 December 2010
Oxford, England - Occupation
- Scientist
Summary
David Cockayne, an internationally recognised electron microscopy expert, is known for his discovery of the "weak beam technique" of electron imaging in the mid 1970s. This technique improved the resolution quality of electron microscope imagery tenfold, and drastically expanded the utility of the imaging technology. He was Director of the Electron Microscopy unit at Sydney University from 1974 to 1999 and during this time helped grow the facility and oversaw its eventual development into the Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalyis, with the support of the ARC Key Centre scheme.
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Chronology
- 1950
- Life event - Emigrated to Australia with family at the age of 8
- 1966 - 1974
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy, Magdalen College, Oxford University, England
- 1974 - 1999
- Career position - Director of the electron microscopy unit at Sydney University
- 1984 - 1996
- Career position - General Secretary of the Committee of Asia Pacific Societies of Electron Microscopy
- 1995 - 2003
- Career position - General Secretary of the International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy
- 1999
- Award - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
- 2000 - 2009
- Career position - Chair of Division of Material Science, Oxford University, England
- 2003 - c. 2009
- Career position - President of the International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Hirsch, Peter, 'David John Hugh Cockayne, 19 March 1942-22 December 2010', Biographical Memoirs of Fellows: Royal Society of London, 61 (2015), 53-71. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Cox, Guy, 'Career dedicated to the small picture', The Age (2011), https://www.theage.com.au/national/career-dedicated-to-the-small-picture-20110131-1ab3a.html. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11172418. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/283488711. Details
- 'Cockayne, David (19420319-20101222)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514387. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 31 August 2012, Last modified: 11 April 2016