Barry William Ninham AO DSc FAA (born 9 April 1936, Croydon, South Australia – present) is an Australian physicist who has received many awards for his research.
Barry Ninham attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth from 1945 to 1952. He then studied at University of Western Australia where he received an M.Sc. in theoretical physics in 1957. In 1962, he received a Ph.D. in mathematical physics from University of Maryland, doing research in statistical mechanics with Elliott W. Montroll as thesis advisor.[1]
From 1962 to 1970 he was lecturer, senior lecturer and finally associate professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics of the University of New South Wales. In 1970 he became professor of the newly formed Department of Applied Mathematics at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the Australian National University.[1]
Ninham was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1978, appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2014, and awarded the Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture in 2016.[2][3][1][4][5][6][7]
Publications
edit- Random and Restricted Walks: Theory and Application, M. Barber, B. W. Ninham, Gordon & Breach, New York (1970), 176pp. ISBN: 067702620X[8]
- Dispersion Forces, J. Mahanty, B. W. Ninham, Academic Press, London and New York (1976), 236pp. ISBN: 0124650503[9][10]
- The Mathematics and Physics of Disordered Media: Percolation, Random Walk, Modeling, and Simulation, Editors: B. D. Hughes & B. W. Ninham, Springer, (1983) Volume 1035. ISBN: 978-3-540-12707-9 (Print)[11] 978-3-540-38693-3 (Online)
- [12]The Language of Shape, S. T. Hyde, S. Andersson, K. Larsson, S. Lidin, T. Landh, Z. Blum and B. W. Ninham, Elsevier Science B.V. Amsterdam (1997), 470pp[13]
- Molecular Forces and Self Assembly: in Colloid, Nano Sciences and Biology, B. W. Ninham & P. Lonostro, Cambridge Molecular Science, Cambridge University Press (2010), 365pp. ISBN: 9780521896009
- Aqua Incognita, Why Ice Floats on Water and Galileo 400 Years on, Editors, P. Lonostro & B. W. Ninham, Connor Court publishers Ballarat, Victoria (2014), 505pp. ISBN: 1925138216
- Interaction of Particles in Colloidal Dispersions: a collection of papers based on the lectures presented at the IUTAM-IUPAC Symposium, Canberra, March 1981, Advances in Colloid & Interface Science, (1982), vol. 16, ISSN: 0001-8686 (Elsevier, Amsterdam) B. W. Ninham, J. T. G. Overbeek, A. C. Zettlemoyer
- Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volumes 129–130, Pages 1-458 (30 November 1997) in honour of Prof. B. W. Ninham Edited by S. Hyde Elsevier
- Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, (2004), vol 9 (1-2), 1-198. Editors: W. Kunz, P. Lonostro and B. W. Ninham Elsevier publishers ISSN: 1359 -0294
References
edit- ^ a b c "Brief Curriculum Vitae Barry W. Ninham". physics.anu.edu.au.
- ^ "2017 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture - Professor Barry Ninham AO FAA". www.science.org.au.
- ^ "Ninham, Barry William (1936 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
- ^ "Emeritus Professor Barry Ninham". physics.anu.edu.au.
- ^ "Ninham, B. W. (1936-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
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"Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001.
For service to Australian society in colloid surface chemistry
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"Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 9 June 2014.
For distinguished service to physical sciences through landmark theoretical and practical advances in colloids and surfaces, and as an academic, educator and mentor.
- ^ Barber, M; Ninham, B. W. (1970). Random and Restricted Walks: Theory and Application. New York: Gordon and Breach. ISBN 067702620X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Mahanty, J; Ninham, B. W. (1976). Dispersion Forces. The University of California: Academic Press. ISBN 0124650503.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Mahanty, J; Ninham, B. W. (1976). Dispersion Forces (Digitized). The University of California: Academic Press (published 31 March 2008). ISBN 9780124650503.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Hughes, B.D.; Ninham, B. W. (1 December 1983). The Mathematics and Physics of Disordered Media. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-12707-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Hughes, B. D.; Ninham, B. W. (1 December 1983). The Mathematics and Physics of Disordered Media (eBook ed.). Springer Berlin, Heidelberg (published 14 November 2006). ISBN 978-3-540-38693-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Hyde, S.; Blum, Z.; Landh, T.; Lidin, S.; Ninham, B.W.; Andersson, S.; Larsson, K. (1 November 1996). The Language of Shape (1st ed.). Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780444815385.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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