Robin Grimes

Robin Grimes
FRS FREng
Born Robin William Grimes
Alma mater Keele University (PhD)[1]
Scientific career
Fields Materials science
Institutions Imperial College London
Thesis Quantum mechanical and classical modelling of defects in metal oxides. (1988)
Website imperial.ac.uk/people/r.grimes

Robin William Grimes FRS FREng[2] is chief scientific adviser in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and a professor of materials physics at Imperial College London.[3][4][5]

Grimes has used computer simulation to predict the structural and dynamic behaviour of ceramics, metals and semiconductors for energy applications.[2] This has allowed him to identify ways in which atomic scale defects modify materials properties. He has investigated a wide range of properties, including thermal conductivity and how materials deform but also how atoms are transported through solids.[2] While best known for modelling nuclear materials, he has worked as much on electrochemical systems, optical and electronic materials.[2]

Grimes established science diplomacy within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office working as chief scientific adviser.[2] He has mainstreamed science as a tool in the UK's diplomatic tool box, using science evidence and science networks to place science collaboration as the heart of key international relationships.[2] He maintains a leading role in the nuclear power academic community.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Grimes, Robin William (1988). Quantum mechanical and classical modelling of defects in metal oxides. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Keele. OCLC 556710010. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.375921.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anon (2018). "Professor Robin Grimes FRS". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
    “All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.” --Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-11-11)
  3. ↑ "Home - Professor Robin Grimes". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Professor Robin Grimes FRS FREng - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Robin Grimes publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)

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