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My Take
Konstantin Novoselov is exactly the kind of figure I love finding in this database. Sharing the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics with Andre Geim for their work on graphene, this Russian-British scientist helped open an entire field, peeling apart a single layer of carbon and changing how we think about materials. Born in Nizhny Tagil in 1974, he was knighted in 2011 and has collected medals across Europe, a remarkable haul for someone still relatively young. What I admire most is that the breakthrough came from playful, hands-on experiment rather than brute force. He's proof that curiosity, done seriously, can reshape the world.
Overview
Sir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov (Russian: Константи́н Серге́евич Новосёлов, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ nəvɐˈsʲɵləf]; born 23 August 1974) is a Russian–British physicist. His work on graphene with Andre Geim earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Konstantin Novoselov
- Name (Japanese)
- コンスタンチン・ノボセロフ
- Reading
- こんすたんちん・のぼせろふ
- Born
- August 23, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- physicist / inventor / university teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Radboud University
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics
- 2014 Onsager Medal
- Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- 2011 Knight Bachelor
- International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- EPS Europhysics Prize
- 2013 Leverhulme Medal
- MIT Technology Review
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Physicist — see all → · Inventor — see all → · More people from Russia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.