Bernard Henry (scientist)
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Bernard Martin Henry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1965 |
| Died | 4 February 2007 (aged 42) |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | A microstructural study of Au/Pd/Ti ohmic contacts for AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors. (1993) |
Bernard Martin Henry (16 January 1965 – 4 February 2007) was a British materials scientist who served as Associate Director of Research in Nanocomposites at the University of Oxford Department of Materials.
Bernard was born in Acton, London.[1] As a child Bernard took part in track and field.[1] On graduating high school he was offered a contract by Chelsea F.C., but as they could not guarantee him a position in the team, his mother insisted he attended university.[1] Eventually Bernard studied materials science at Imperial College London.[2] He remained at Imperial College London for his doctoral studies, where he investigated the microstructure of gold.[3]
Research and career
After earning his doctorate Bernard joined the University of Oxford as a postdoctoral researcher, where he studied barrier coatings on flexible substrates.[4] He was eventually promoted to Associate Director of Research in Nanocomposites, where he was responsible for directing the scientific strategy as well as establishing relationships with industry.[1] In 2000 Henry started working on transparent conductors for polymer solar cells.[5] In recognition of his services to materials science, the Society of Vacuum Coaters offer the AIMCAL-SVC academic scholarship.[5]