Prof. Dr. Ian Keith Robinson

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietOberflächenphysik,Elektrochemie
KeywordsElectrochemistry, solid-liquid interfaces, x-ray reflectivity

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandVereinigtes Königreich
OrtLondon
Universität/InstitutionUniversity College London (UCL)
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Physics and Astronomy

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Helmut DoschMax-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Stuttgart
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.12.2004

Programm(e)

1995Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Ian K. Robinson has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for his pioneering contributions to the structure determination of solid surfaces using x-ray diffraction techniques. He discovered that peculiar features in the x-ray surface diffraction pattern carry a unique in situ information on the microscopic arrangement of the atoms at and near the surface. During his Humboldt stay in Germany, he is embarking upon the first direct observation of the Helmholtz double layer which emerges at electrolyte-interface and plays a fundamental role in all electrolytic processes.