Andrew Briggs

This article is about the British material scientist. For the EastEnders character, see Buster Briggs.

Andrew Briggs
Briggs in 2011
Born
George Andrew Davidson Briggs

(1950-06-03) 3 June 1950 (age 74)
Dorchester, Dorset, England
EducationThe Leys School
Alma mater
Known for
Spouse
Diana née Johnson
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(m. 1981)​
Children
  • Felicity (b. 1983)
  • Elizabeth (b. 1985)[2]
Awards
  • Holliday Prize
  • Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award for Excellence
  • Metrology for World Class Manufacturing Award
  • Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisorDavid Tabor
Doctoral students
Websitewww.materials.ox.ac.uk/peoplepages/briggs.html

George Andrew Davidson Briggs (born 1950) is a British scientist. He is Professor of Nanomaterials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford. He is best known for his early work in acoustic microscopy and his current work in materials for quantum technologies.[3]

  1. ^ Oliver, Rachel Angharad (2003). Growth and characterisation of nitride nanostructures (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 59185823. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.400219.
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  3. ^ "University of Oxford". University of Oxford. Retrieved 20 January 2014.