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Michael N. R. Ashfold

b. 1954

British physical chemist

Chemist University teacher
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About Michael N. R. Ashfold

Born 1954. Michael N. R. Ashfold is a British chemist and university teacher.

Michael Norman Royston Ashfold FRS is a British chemist and Professor of Physical Chemistry at University of Bristol. He is a 2011 Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellow.

He graduated BSc in 1975 and PhD in 1978 from Birmingham University.

His fields of research include ultraviolet photochemistry, optical diagnostic methods implemented on microwave-activated methane/hydrogen plasmas in the context of diamond growth via chemical vapour deposition, diamond thin film investigations and the study of nanostructured thin films.

Awards 1989 Corday–Morgan Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry 1996 Tilden Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry 2009 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

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Important facts

Born
1954
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Chemist, university teacher
Nationality
United Kingdom
Employers
University of Bristol
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society; Corday-Morgan Prize; Liversidge Award; Herbert P. Broida Prize; Tilden Prize; Chemical Dynamics Award; Marlow Award
Also known as
Michael Norman Royston Ashfold, Mike Ashfold, Michael N R Ashfold, Michael Ashfold, M. N. R. Ashfold

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael N. R. Ashfold?

British physical chemist

When was Michael N. R. Ashfold born?

Michael N. R. Ashfold was born in 1954.

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Michael N. R. Ashfold is a chemist and university teacher.

What nationality is Michael N. R. Ashfold?

Michael N. R. Ashfold is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael N. R. Ashfold

· Wikidata: Q6828283

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