Background
Spencer, Nicholas David was born on April 15, 1955 in Bromley, Kent, England. Arrived in Switzerland, 1993. Son of Alan Anthony and Joyce Stella Mary (Osman) Spencer.
Spencer, Nicholas David was born on April 15, 1955 in Bromley, Kent, England. Arrived in Switzerland, 1993. Son of Alan Anthony and Joyce Stella Mary (Osman) Spencer.
Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1977. Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1980.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, 1980-1982. Research chemist/associate W.R. Grace & Company, Columbia, Maryland, 1982-1993. Professor surface science and technical Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, since 1993, chairman department materials, 1996-1998.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Vacuum Society, American Chemical Society, Bunsengesellschaft, Materials Research Society.
Married Jennifer Davidson, July 29, 1983. Children: Dylan, Xanthe, Lucy.