Sir Andre Konstantin Geim is a Russian-born Dutch–British physicist working in England in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.
Geim in 2018
Graphene is an atomic-scale honeycomb lattice made of carbon atoms.
"Spider-Man test" of gecko tape
Magnetically levitating a live frog, an experiment that earned Geim and Michael Berry the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".
Headquarters of the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace in London
Elected in 1672, Isaac Newton was one of the earliest fellows of the Royal Society.
Stephen Hawking was elected a Fellow in 1974.
Bill Bryson, elected as an Hononary Member in 2013