Richard Friend, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Friend

British physicist

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: London

Profession: engineer, physicist, inventor, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir Richard Henry Friend FRS FREng (born 18 January 1953) is a British physicist who is Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge and Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore.
Friend's research concerns the physics and engineering of carbon-based semiconductors..
He also serves as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore.