D. P. Woodruff

David Phillip Woodruff FRS is a British physicist, professor at University of Warwick,[1] and member of the Surface, Interface & Thin Films group.[2]. Woodruff passed away in 2026 at the age of 81.[3]

Education

He earned a B.Sc. from University of Bristol in 1965, and a Ph.D.(1968), and D.Sc. (1983) from Warwick University. He formally retired in 2011, [4] but remained research active until shortly before his death. [5]

Professional career

Woorduff is a fellow of the Institute of Physics, and the Woodruff Thesis prize is named in his honour.[6] He won the Nevill Mott Medal and Prize in 2003,[7] and Max Born Medal and Prize in 2011. During his career, Woodruff published over 560 scientific articles. [8]

Works

  • D. P. Woodruff, ed. (2007). Atomic clusters: from gas phase to deposited. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-52756-1.
  • D. P. Woodruff; T. A. Delchar (1994). Modern techniques of surface science. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-42498-1.

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. D. Phil Woodruff FRS". Warwick.ac.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Research Themes". Warwick.ac.uk. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alumni in memoriam" (PDF). University of Bristol. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Events". Warwick.ac.uk. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ↑ McConville, Chris; Bell, Gavin; Cooper, Malcolm. "Tribute to Professor D. Phil Woodruff, FRS". University of Warwick. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Group prize". Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Nevill Mott medal recipients". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. ↑ McConville, Chris; Bell, Gavin; Cooper, Malcolm. "Tribute to Professor D. Phil Woodruff, FRS". University of Warwick. Retrieved 18 August 2026.


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