Education
Cockayne was educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1970 for research into crystal lattices using electron microscopy.
Cockayne was educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1970 for research into crystal lattices using electron microscopy.
Cockayne was an electron microscopist who played an important role in the development of weak-beam transmission electron microscopy (Transmission Electron Microscopy), and in the application of high resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy to diamond, fullerenes and semiconductors.
Royal Society.