John Alcock General Physics, Subatomic Particles, Optics, Biophysics, Theoretical Physics
Expert in laser and plasma physics
The Story
Alcock has headed the Advanced Laser Techniques and Applications Section, at the NRC's Institute for Microstructural Sciences, since 1991. He is an expert in laser and plasma physics — a phase of matter beyond solids, liquids and gases that consists of highly ionized particles and is typically super hot.
Sources: photo NRC.
The Person
- Birthdate
- February 3, 1938
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Title
- Head
- Office
- Advanced Laser Techniques and Applications, at the Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council of Canada
- Status
- Working
- Degrees
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- BSc, U of Toronto, 1959
- PhD, Oxford (England), 1965
- Awards
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- Herzberg Medal, 1975
- Last Updated
- June 22, 2015
- Popularity
- 28857
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