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John B Pethica

Professor John B Pethica
Visiting Professor

Department of Materials
University of Oxford
16 Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3PH
UK

Tel: +44 1865 273772 (Room 276.40.21)
Tel: +44 1865 273700 (switchboard)
Fax: +44 1865 273783

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Summary of Interests

Surface and nanometer scale properties of materials. Study of mechanical properties using nanoindentation and of surface atomic structure and transport processes using scanning tunnelling microscopy. Development of atom resolved AFM and force spectroscopy of single bonds.

  • Holweck Medal, Sociéte Francaise de Physique & IoP, 2002
  • Hughes Medal, Royal Society, 2001
  • Rosenhain Medal and Prize, Institute of Materials, 1997
  • Sabbatical Chair, Sony corporation R&D, Japan, 1993-4