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Prof. Sir Colin Humphreys
Professor of Materials Science,
Queen Mary University of London
Professor Sir Colin Humphreys CBE FRS FREng is Professor of Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London and an internationally recognised materials scientist. He is known for pioneering research in gallium nitride semiconductors, graphene, and advanced electron microscopy, with major industrial impact, including energy efficient LED technologies. Formerly Goldsmiths’ Professor of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering. He was appointed CBE in 2003 and knighted in 2010 for services to science.