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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-08-31 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2024-10-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005254b.htm person Cockayne David John Hugh FRS AACR2 19 March 1942 22 December 2010 Place of Birth London, England Place of Death Oxford, England Scientist 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. 1950 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, Committee of Asia Pacific Societies of Electron Microscopy 1995 2003 Career position - General Secretary, International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy 1999 2010 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London 2000 2009 Career position - Chair of Division of Material Science, Oxford University, England 2003 c. 2009 Career position - President, International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy

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 'Cockayne, David John Hugh', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cockayne, David John Hugh Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Career dedicated to the small picture Cox, Guy Career dedicated to the small picture 2011 The Age Journal Article: David John Hugh Cockayne, 19 March 1942-22 December 2010 Hirsch, Peter David John Hugh Cockayne, 19 March 1942-22 December 2010 2015 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 61 53-71