A. David Buckingham
| A. David Buckingham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 January 1930 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Fields |
Theoretical chemistry Chemical physics |
| Institutions |
Oxford University University of Bristol Cambridge University |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Doctoral advisor | John Pople |
| Notable students |
Laurence D. Barron Brian Orr |
| Known for | Theory of electric, magnetic and optical properties of molecules Theory of intermolecular forces |
| Notable awards | Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences (2006) |
Amyand "David" Buckingham, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 28 January 1930 in Pymble, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a chemist, with primary expertise in chemical physics. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and Emeritus Fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He obtained a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, under Professor Raymond Le Fevre, from the University of Sydney and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge supervised by John Pople. He was an 1851 Exhibition Senior Student in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford from 1955–57, Lecturer and then Student (Fellow) at Christ Church, Oxford from 1955–65 and University Lecturer in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory from 1958 - 65. He was Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Bristol from 1965 - 69. He was appointed Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge in 1969.
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