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| 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)}} }} | | 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 | + | '''Derek Abbott''' was born in South Kensington, London UK in 1960. In 1978, he began work at the [[GEC Hirst Research Centre]], Wembley, 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 imagine 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 the 1987-1991 he was a visiting scholar at the University of Adelaide, and also consulted for a number of companies including [[Austek Microsystems]] and British Aerospace. In 1992, he took up a position as a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, with tutoring resposibibilites. |
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* Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1995), [[University of Adelaide]], Australia | * Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1995), [[University of Adelaide]], Australia | ||
* Thesis: ''GaAs MESFET Photodetectors for Imaging Arrays,'' under [[Kamran Eshraghian]] and [[Bruce R. Davis]]. | * Thesis: ''GaAs MESFET Photodetectors for Imaging Arrays,'' under [[Kamran Eshraghian]] and [[Bruce R. Davis]]. | ||
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==Positions== | ==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 | ||
| + | * 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 (Full) Professor (Level E), University of Adelaide | ||
| − | ==Awards== | + | ==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) | ||
==Scientific genealogy== | ==Scientific genealogy== | ||
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| Person_Name: | Derek Abbott | |||
| Birth_Date: | 1960 | |||
| Birth_Place: | South Kensington, London, UK | |||
| Fields: | complex systems, photonics, biomedicine, energy policy | |||
| Workplaces: | GEC Hirst Research Centre Austek Microsystems University of Adelaide | |||
| Undergrad_University: | Loughborough University | |||
| Undergrad_Degree: | Physics (1982) | |||
| Project_Advisors: | Mike A. Brown | |||
| Doctoral_University: | University of Adelaide | |||
| Doctoral_Degree: | Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1995) | |||
| Doctoral_Advisors: | Kamran Eshraghian and Bruce R. Davis | |||
| Awards : | University of Adelaide Divisional Scholarship (2009) Walter and Dorothy Duncan Trust Grant (2010) IEEE SA Chapter Travel Award (2010) 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, Wembley, 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 imagine 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 the 1987-1991 he was a visiting scholar at the University of Adelaide, and also consulted for a number of companies including Austek Microsystems and British Aerospace. In 1992, he took up a position as a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, with tutoring resposibibilites.
Contents
Bachelor's degree
- Physics (1982), Loughborough University
- Project: Microprocessor control of a 4 Kelvin cryostat, under Mike A. Brown
Doctoral degree
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1995), University of Adelaide, Australia
- 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
- 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 (Full) 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)
Scientific genealogy
Google Scholar profile
Publications
See also
External links
- Abbott's GS profile
- Abbott's RG profile
- Abbott's directory page
- Abbott's main homepage
- Abbott's Linkedin profile
- Abbott's ResearcherID profile
- Abbott's Academia profile
- Abbott's math genealogy profile
- Abbott's neurotree profile
- Abbott's Academic Search profile
