▁of ▁H ert ford ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁Fellow ▁and ▁T utor ▁of ▁Physics . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁deep ▁in el astic ▁scatter ing , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Max ▁Born ▁Prize ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁field ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁active . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁Early ▁career ▁De ven ish ▁was ▁educated ▁by ▁the ▁Bened ict ines ▁at ▁St ▁Bened ict ' s ▁School , ▁E aling ▁and ▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁He ▁joined ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁having ▁held ▁various ▁research ▁positions ▁in ▁UK ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁DES Y ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁after ▁finishing ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁With ▁Am anda ▁Cooper - S ark ar , ▁De ven ish ▁co - author ed ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁deep ▁in el astic ▁scatter ing , ▁entitled ▁Deep ▁In el astic ▁Sc atter ing . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁The ▁Max ▁Born ▁prize ▁( ann ounced ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁De ven ish ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁prize ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Io P ▁because : ▁" De ven ish ' s ▁work ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁important ▁adv ances ▁in ▁our ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁nucle ons , ▁in ▁particular ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁pro ton . ▁De ven ish