Denis Weaire#
| Email: | dweaire 'at' tcd.ie |
| Membership Number: | 1826 |
| Main Country of Residence: | IRELAND |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Username: | dweaire |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1984 - Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland ; Head of Department 1984-9, 2003-5, presently Professor Emeritus
- 1980 - 1984 Chair of Experimental Physics, University College, Dublin, Ireland; Head of Department 1983-4
- 1974 - 1977 Senior Lecturer/Professor, Heriot-Watt University
- 1970 - 1972 J W Gibbs Instructor/Associate Professor, Yale University
- 1969 - 1970 Research Fellow, Harvard University
- 1967 - 1969 Fellow of Clare College
- 1968 PhD, Physics, University of Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- condensed matter physics
- computational physics
- soft matter
- history of physics
Honours and Awards
- 1997 Fellow of the Royal Society, Member of Royal Irish Academy
- Cecil Powell Medal, Holweck Medal, Cunningham Medal
- President, European Physical Society
- Vice-President, Academia Europaea
- Vice-President, Institute of Physics






