Geoffrey Ernest Stedman
| Geoffrey Ernest Stedman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Institutions | University of Canterbury |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury Queen Mary College, University of London |
| Thesis | Ion-lattice interactions in rare earth salts (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | D.J. Newman |
| Known for | Ring lasers |
| Notable awards | Hector Medal (1994) |
Geoffrey Ernest "Geoff" Stedman (born 1943) is a New Zealand physicist, with research interests including the foundations of relativity, symmetry in quantum mechanics, and ring lasers.[1]
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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