William Vinen#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 569 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.cm.ph.bham.ac.uk/group/whoswho/vinen/vinen.html |
William Vinen passed away June 8, 2022.
Positions Held
- Since 1973 Emeritus Professor, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
- 1973 - 1997 Poynting Professor of Physics, University of Birmingham
- 1962 - 1973 Professor of Physics, University of Birmingham
- 1958 - 1962 University Demonstrator and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- 1955 - 1958 Research Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge
- 1956 PhD, University of Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- Experimental and theoretical studies of superfluidity, superconductivity, fluid dynamics, and the properties of two-dimensional systems
- Superfluid phase transition in liquid helium by light scattering and very high resolution spectroscopy
- Classical and quantum turbulence
- Two-dimensional systems of electrons and ions
- Behaviour of vortex lines in liquid helium and of quantized flux lines in type II superconductors
Honours and Awards
- 2008 Honorary Doctorate, Charles University, Prague
- 2005 Guthrie Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics
- 2003 Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- 1980 Rumford Medal, Royal Society
- 1978 Holweck Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics & The French Physical Society
- 1973 Fellowship of the Royal Society
- 1963 Simon Memorial Prize, Institute of Physics
