Tim Softley | |
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Born | Timothy Peter Softley |
Education | The Hewett School [4] |
Alma mater |
University of Oxford (BA, MA) University of Southampton (PhD) [5] |
Awards |
Corday Morgan Medal (1994)
[1] Royal Society University Research Fellowship[ when?] Harkness Fellowship[ when?] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical physics |
Institutions |
University of Birmingham University of Oxford Stanford University University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Infrared predissociation spectroscopy of diatomic atoms (1984) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Carrington [1] |
Doctoral students | |
Website |
research |
Timothy Peter Softley FRS FRSC FInstP [4] [1] is Pro-vice-chancellor (PVC) for research and knowledge transfer at the University of Birmingham. [6] [7] [8]
Softley was educated at The Hewett School in Norwich and Wadham College, Oxford. [4] He moved to the University of Southampton to complete a PhD supervised by Alan Carrington in 1984. [1] [5] From 1986 to 1987 Softley worked as a post doctoral researcher in the group of Richard Zare at the Stanford University. [9]
Softley is distinguished for his advances in two areas of Chemical Physics. [1] First, the study of atoms and molecules in highly excited quantum states, known as Rydberg states. [1] He has used his understanding of their properties, gained from laser spectroscopy and theory, to develop new applications including the study of model charge-transfer processes at solid-gas interfaces. [1] Second, he has pioneered unique experiments utilising combinations of novel physical devices for making cold atoms, molecules and ions, for studying the kinetics and dynamics of chemical processes at ultralow temperatures – close to the absolute zero of temperature – where quantum effects determine the reactivity. [1]
Much of his work was conducted in a twenty five-year period at Merton College, Oxford , where he served as head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford from 2011 to 2015. [1] His former doctoral students include Helen H. Fielding. [2]
Softley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018 for substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge. [1] He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). He was also awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellow (URF) at the University of Cambridge,[ when?] held a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University [1] [5] and was awarded the Corday Morgan Medal in 1994. [1]
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Tim Softley | |
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![]() Tim Softley at the
Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018 | |
Born | Timothy Peter Softley |
Education | The Hewett School [4] |
Alma mater |
University of Oxford (BA, MA) University of Southampton (PhD) [5] |
Awards |
Corday Morgan Medal (1994)
[1] Royal Society University Research Fellowship[ when?] Harkness Fellowship[ when?] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical physics |
Institutions |
University of Birmingham University of Oxford Stanford University University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Infrared predissociation spectroscopy of diatomic atoms (1984) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Carrington [1] |
Doctoral students | |
Website |
research |
Timothy Peter Softley FRS FRSC FInstP [4] [1] is Pro-vice-chancellor (PVC) for research and knowledge transfer at the University of Birmingham. [6] [7] [8]
Softley was educated at The Hewett School in Norwich and Wadham College, Oxford. [4] He moved to the University of Southampton to complete a PhD supervised by Alan Carrington in 1984. [1] [5] From 1986 to 1987 Softley worked as a post doctoral researcher in the group of Richard Zare at the Stanford University. [9]
Softley is distinguished for his advances in two areas of Chemical Physics. [1] First, the study of atoms and molecules in highly excited quantum states, known as Rydberg states. [1] He has used his understanding of their properties, gained from laser spectroscopy and theory, to develop new applications including the study of model charge-transfer processes at solid-gas interfaces. [1] Second, he has pioneered unique experiments utilising combinations of novel physical devices for making cold atoms, molecules and ions, for studying the kinetics and dynamics of chemical processes at ultralow temperatures – close to the absolute zero of temperature – where quantum effects determine the reactivity. [1]
Much of his work was conducted in a twenty five-year period at Merton College, Oxford , where he served as head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford from 2011 to 2015. [1] His former doctoral students include Helen H. Fielding. [2]
Softley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018 for substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge. [1] He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). He was also awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellow (URF) at the University of Cambridge,[ when?] held a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University [1] [5] and was awarded the Corday Morgan Medal in 1994. [1]
"All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." -- "Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
{{ cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
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text available under the
CC BY 4.0 license.