Editing Derek Abbott

{{Infobox person
| person_name = Derek Abbott
| image_name  = derek_abbott.png
| birth_date  = 1960
| birth_place = South Kensington, London, UK
| death_date  = <!--Alive -->
| death_place = <!--Alive -->
| fields      = complex systems, stochastics, photonics, biomedicine, microelectronics, energy policy
| workplaces  = [[GEC Hirst Research Centre]]<br>[[Austek Microsystems]]<br>[[University of Adelaide]]
| high_school = Holland Park School
| undergrad_university = [[Loughborough University]]
| undergrad_degree     = {{nowrap|BSc (Hons), Physics (1982)}}
| project_advisors     = [[Mike A. Brown]]
| masters_university   = <!-- None -->
| masters_degree       = <!-- None -->
| masters_advisors     = <!-- None -->
| doctoral_university  = [[University of Adelaide]]
| doctoral_degree      = PhD, Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1995)
| doctoral_advisors    = {{nowrap|[[Kamran Eshraghian]] and [[Bruce R. Davis]]}}
| awards               = <!--{{nowrap|[[University of Adelaide Divisional Scholarship]] (2009)}} <br> {{nowrap|[[Walter and Dorothy Duncan Trust Grant]] (2010)}} <br>{{nowrap|[[IEEE SA Chapter Travel Award]] (2010)}} <br> {{nowrap|[[IEEE SA Chapter Travel Award]] (2011)}}--> }}



'''Derek Abbott''' was born in South Kensington, London UK in 1960. In 1978, he began work at the [[GEC Hirst Research Centre]], London, UK, and graduated from [[Loughborough University]], UK, with a BSc (Hons) in Physics. At Hirst, he was a Research Engineer until 1986, working in CCD, SOS, CMOS, and vacuum microelectronic technologies. He also worked on solid-state image sensors in the optical and infrared regimes. He migrated to Australia in 1986, and worked at [[Austek Microsystems]] as an analog VLSI design engineer until 1987. In 1987-1990, he was a part-time Research Engineer at the University of Adelaide, and also consulted for a number of companies including Austek Microsystems and British Aerospace. In 1990, he took up a position as a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, where he completed his PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 1995 and graduated in 1997. He was promoted to Professor in 2006.  He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers and also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.

==Bachelor's degree==
* Physics (1982), [[Loughborough University]]
* Project: ''Automation of the Classical Steady-State Method for Measuring Thermal Conductivity, at Low Temperatures, using a Microprocessor,'' under [[Mike A. Brown]], http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3257.4240

==Doctoral degree==
* Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1995), [[University of Adelaide]], Australia (thesis date 1995, graduation 1997)
* Thesis: ''GaAs MESFET Photodetectors for Imaging Arrays,'' under [[Kamran Eshraghian]] and [[Bruce R. Davis]]

==Positions==
* 1978-1986 Research Engineer, [[GEC Hirst Research Centre]], London, UK (obtained BSc while working)
* 1986-1987 VLSI Designer, [[Austek Microsystems]], Adelaide
* 1987-1990 Research Engineer, University of Adelaide (part-time)
* 1990-1996 Lecturer (Level A) University of Adelaide (obtained PhD while working)
* 1996-2000 Lecturer (Level B), University of Adelaide
* 2001-2005 Associate Professor (Level D), University of Adelaide (promoted by 2 levels)
* 2006-Present Professor (Level E), University of Adelaide

==Awards and honours==
* 1977 General Electric Company (GEC) Bursary, UK
* 1999 Stephen Cole the Elder Prize, Australia
* 2001 Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IoP), UK
* 2002 PGSA Supervisor of the Year Award, Australia
* 2003 SPIE Scholarship Award for Optical Science and Engineering, USA
* 2004 Tall Poppy Award for Science, Australia
* 2004 SA Great Award for Science & Technology, Australia
* 2005 Fellow of the Institution of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), USA
* 2005 Finalist for People’s Choice Eureka Prize for Science, Australia
* 2012 Future Fellow (Level 3), Australian Research Council (ARC)
* 2013 Award for Excellence for Higher Degree by Research Supervision, Australia
* 2015 David Dewhurst Medal, Australia
* 2018 Barry Inglis Medal, Australia
* 2019 M. A. Sargent Medal, Australia

==Scientific genealogy==
* [http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=101078 Abbott's scientific genealogy]

==Google Scholar profile==
*[http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=vqD_0uQAAAAJ Abbott's Google Scholar profile]

==Publications==
*[[Journal Articles]]
*[[Conference Articles]]

==See also==
* [[Derek_Abbott's_Postgrad_and_Postdoc_supervision#PhD_students|List of Derek Abbott's PhD students]]

==External links==
* [http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=vqD_0uQAAAAJ Abbott's GS profile]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Derek_Abbott/ Abbott's RG profile]
* [http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/derek.abbott Abbott's directory page]
* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/Personal/dabbott/ Abbott's main homepage]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=4995859 Abbott's Linkedin profile]
* [http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-8352-2011 Abbott's ResearcherID profile]
* [http://adelaide.academia.edu/DerekAbbott Abbott's Academia profile]
* [http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=101078 Abbott's math genealogy profile]
* [http://neurotree.org/neurotree/tree.php?pid=14808 Abbott's neurotree profile]
* [http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/1477623/derek-abbott Abbott's Academic Search profile]
* [http://spie.org/profile/Derek.Abbott-15684  Abbott's SPIE profile]

==Back==
*[https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp Back to MyUni]
*[http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott Back to Derek Abbott's homepage]
*[http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au Back to EEE Department page]
*[http://www.adelaide.edu.au Back to the University of Adelaide homepage]

[[Category:Kamran Eshraghian's PhD students]]
[[Category:Bruce Davis' PhD students]]
[[Category:Students from UK]]
[[Category:Students from Australia]]