Robin Devenish
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Robin Devenish is a physicist
at the University of Oxford
. He is Dean of Hertford College, and a Fellow and Tutor of Physics. He is known for his work in the field of deep inelastic scattering
, and was awarded the Max Born Prize
in December 2009 for his work in this field.
"Devenish's work has led to important advances in our understanding of the structure of nucleons, in particular that of the proton. Devenish played a key role in the determination of the structure functions of the proton and the derivation of the quark and gluon densities at small Bjorken x, which has led to major advances in the understanding of Quantum Chromodynamics.".
Devenish co-authored a book on the subject of deep inelastic scattering, entitled Deep Inelastic Scattering.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He is Dean of Hertford College, and a Fellow and Tutor of Physics. He is known for his work in the field of deep inelastic scattering
Deep Inelastic Scattering
Deep inelastic scattering is the name given to a process used to probe the insides of hadrons , using electrons, muons and neutrinos. It provided the first convincing evidence of the reality of quarks, which up until that point had been considered by many to be a purely mathematical phenomenon...
, and was awarded the Max Born Prize
Max Born prize
The Max Born Prize is a scientific prize awarded yearly by the German Physical Society and the British Institute of Physics in memory of the German physicist Max Born. The terms of the award are that it is "to be presented for outstanding contributions to physics"...
in December 2009 for his work in this field.
Max Born Prize
The Max Born prize (announced in December 2008) was awarded to Devenish in March 2009. The prize was awarded by the IoP because:"Devenish's work has led to important advances in our understanding of the structure of nucleons, in particular that of the proton. Devenish played a key role in the determination of the structure functions of the proton and the derivation of the quark and gluon densities at small Bjorken x, which has led to major advances in the understanding of Quantum Chromodynamics.".
Devenish co-authored a book on the subject of deep inelastic scattering, entitled Deep Inelastic Scattering.