User talk:RGForbes

Hi! I am a former academic of the University of Surrey (UK), now retired from teaching but still active in research and attached to the University's "Advanced Technology Institute". My research interests are in the basic physical theory of high-electric-field nanoscale effects at surfaces, including the emission of ions and electrons, and in the theory of applying these processes to the machines of nanotechnology and to advanced technological devices. Right now, I have a particular interest in clarifying the basic theory of field electron emission, and in extending it to emitting materials other than bulk metals (in particular, carbon nanotubes). I actually prefer to be called "Richard", but there already seems to be a "Richard Forbes" (not me) in Wikipedia. (RGForbes (talk) 23:41, 24 February 2009 (UTC))

I can be contacted directly via r.forbes@ieee.org.

Welcome
Hello, RGForbes, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type   and your question on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer. Here are a few good links for newcomers: We hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on talk and vote pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!
 * The Five Pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Editing tutorial
 * Picture tutorial
 * How to write a great article
 * Naming conventions
 * Manual of Style

WP:PHYS
I noticed you made a significant improvement to the thermionic emission article. Since you seem to know a bit about surface physics etc... could I interest you in joining WikiProject Physics? If you have any question about anything, feel free to ask me. Headbomb {{{sup|ταλκ}}κοντριβς – WP Physics} 15:42, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Fermi level
Hello Dr. Forbes,

I made an extensive rewrite of Fermi level. I agree that it's a good idea to have a dedicated article on this topic. I tried to incorporate into my rewrite the good and useful content that you already had on the page, but please feel free to discuss (or just change) places where I made things worse, or anywhere else that could use elaboration or improvement.

Thank you! --Steve (talk) 07:00, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Energy referencing in Fermi level article
FYI See Fermi level talk page section: In article, discussion of energy referencing. Regards, --Bob K31416 (talk) 22:40, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Electromotive force
Hi RG:

I've totally re-written electromotive force, and being much too close to the final product, would appreciate your looking it over. Thank you. Brews ohare (talk) 14:51, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Electric potential difference
In Talk:Electric potential you wrote "It has been known to research scientists in some branches of science, for about 60 years, that "voltage" and "electric potential" are slightly different concepts." Could you explain what the difference is, and what sources explain the difference? --Jc3s5h (talk) 16:54, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi RGForbes
Hi! this is your classmate in the wikipedia workshop. Your research about solid surfaces sounds very interesting! --Sanchogalileo (talk) 13:05, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

IoP workshop
Thanks very much! MartinPoulter (talk) 13:09, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
Hi, You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:02, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
Hi, You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:11, 24 November 2015 (UTC)