Background
Cunningham, Colin Richard was born on March 13, 1952 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. Son of Alex Ernest and Grace Emily Cunningham.
Cunningham, Colin Richard was born on March 13, 1952 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. Son of Alex Ernest and Grace Emily Cunningham.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Imperial College, London, 1974. Master of Science in Biophysics & Bioengring., Chelsea College, London, 1977.
Electrical engineer Royal Botanic Gardens, London, 1974—1977, Freshwater Biological Association, Far Sawrey, 1977—1986, Robertson Geologging, Deganwy, 1986—1987. Project manager Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1987—1996, Joint Astronomy Center, Hilo, Hawaii, 1996—1997. Deputy director United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Center, Edinburgh, 1998—2002, director technical development, since 2003.
Director Smart Optics Faraday Partnership, Scotland, since 2002.
Fellow: Institution Electrical Engineers. Member: International Society for Optical Engineering, Institute Physics.
Married Elizabeth Florence Murray, February 8, 1975. Children: Daniel James, Kate Emily.