Rafal Edward Dunin-Borkowski HonFRMS (born 3 August 1969) is a British experimental physicist. He is currently Director of the Institute for Microstructure Research (PGI-5) and the Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C) in Forschungszentrum Jülich and Professor of Experimental Physics in RWTH Aachen University.
Education
Rafal Dunin-Borkowski was educated at the University of Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD in 1994 for research into semiconductors.
Research
His research involves the development of quantitative techniques in electron microscopy and has recently focused on the use of off-axis electron holography to study magnetic and electrostatic fields in nanoscale materials, thin films and devices.
Awards and honours
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society 2023. European Research Council Synergy Grant 2019, jointly with S Blügel, M Kläui and T Rasing. Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America 2015. European Research Council Advanced Grant 2012. Ernst Ruska Prize 2009, jointly with M R McCartney and T Kasama. Royal Society University Research Fellowship 2000. Several awards for Science as Art.
Family
His maternal grandfather was Stefan Soboniewski. His paternal grandfather was Sławomir Dunin-Borkowski. His first cousin once removed is Marek Trombski.