Geoffrey Ernest Stedman
Born (1943-04-01) 1 April 1943 (age 81)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
Queen Mary College, University of London
Known forRing lasers
SpouseRachel Stedman
ChildrenTim Stedman
AwardsHector Medal (1994)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury
ThesisIon-lattice interactions in rare earth salts (1968)
Doctoral advisorD.J. Newman
Doctoral studentsRichard Neutze

Geoffrey Ernest Stedman (born 1 April 1943) is a New Zealand physicist, with research interests including the foundations of relativity, symmetry in quantum mechanics, and ring lasers.[1]

Education and career

Born in 1943, Stedman attended the University of Canterbury, graduating with a BSc(Hons) in physics in 1965.[1] He subsequently went to Queen Mary College, University of London, where he completed his PhD under Douglas Newman in 1968. After post-doctoral research, also at Queen Mary, Stedman returned to lecture at Canterbury in 1971.[2] He retired in 2003 and was granted the title of emeritus professor.[3]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1989,[4] and in 1994 he won the society's Hector Medal.[5] He won the Canterbury Research Medal in 2001.[2]

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Selected papers

References

  1. ^ a b "E. Prof. Geoff Stedman". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Kirk, Bob (1 March 2002). "Professor Stedman recipient of 2001 Research Medal". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ Hartley, Lynette (28 August 2003). "Teaching a 'privilege' – retiring physics professor" (PDF). Chronicle. 38 (13). University of Canterbury: 2. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "The Academy: S–U". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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