James A. Piper
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James A. (Jim) Piper AM (1 January 1947 – 20 July 2023) was a New Zealand/Australian physicist, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Physics at Macquarie University.[3]
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James A. Piper | |
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Born | 1 January 1947[1] New Zealand |
Died | 20 July 2023(2023-07-20) (aged 76)[2] |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Known for | Gas lasers Dye lasers Tunable lasers Diode-pumped solid-state lasers |
Awards | Pawsey Medal (1982) Walter Boas Medal (1984) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Lasers |
Institutions | University of Oxford Macquarie University |
Doctoral students | F. J. Duarte Larry R. Marshall |
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Piper studied physics at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and received a B.Sc. (Hons) in 1968.[3] He completed a Ph.D. in atomic physics, also at Otago, in 1971.[4] His post-doctoral research was on metal-vapour lasers, with Colin Webb at Oxford.