Background
Thompson, Brian John was born on June 10, 1932 in Glossop, England. Son of Alexander William and Edna May (Gould) Thompson. came to the United States, 1962.
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Brian John Thompson
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Education
Bachelor of Science Technology, U. Manchester, England, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Manchester, England, 1959.
Career
Demonstrator in physics department technical, U. Manchester, 1955-1956; assistant lecturer department technical, U. Manchester, 1957-1959; lecturer physics, U. Leeds, England, 1959-1962; senior physicist, Technology Optics, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, 1963-1965; director department optics, Technology Optics, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, 1966-1967; manager technical operations west, technical director, Technology Optics, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, 1967-1968; professor Institute Optics, U. Rochester, New York, 1968-1994; director Institute Optics, U. Rochester, New York, 1968-1975; dean College Engineering and Applied Sciences, U. Rochester, New York, 1975-1984; Wm. F. May professor engineering, U. Rochester, New York, 1982-1985; provost, U. Rochester, New York, 1984-1994; provost emeritus, Distinguished professor, U. Rochester, New York, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
With British Army, 1950-1952. Fellow Optical Society American (board directors 1969-1972, Executive Committee 1970-1973, associate editor journal 1966-1977), Institute Physics and Physical Society (Great Britain 1955), Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (life, president 1974, 75-76, general editor series of selected papers since 1983, editor Optical Engineering Journal, 1991-1998, President's award 1967, 98, Pezzuto award 1978, Kingslake medal 1978, Gold medal 1986). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Connections
Married Joyce Emily Cheshire, March 31, 1956. Children: Karen Joyce, Andrew Derrick.
