Background
Turcu, Ion Cristian Edmond was born on October 15, 1951 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Ionel and Maria (Crivat) Turcu. arrived in England, 1984, naturalized, 1993.
Turcu, Ion Cristian Edmond was born on October 15, 1951 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Ionel and Maria (Crivat) Turcu. arrived in England, 1984, naturalized, 1993.
Bachelor of Science, London U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, London U., 1997.
Teacher physics, C.A. Rossetti Lyceum, Bucharest, 1974-1979;
assistant professor physics, Bucharest Technology U., 1979-1984;
senior research associate, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, England, 1985-1988;
higher science officer, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, England, 1988-1993;
senior science officer, and manager of the laser-plasma X-Ray source facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, England, 1993-1998;
director, Ed Tex Ltd., Oxford, England, since 1994;
chief scientist, JMAR Research, Inc., San Diego, since 1998. Visiting lecturer King's College, U. London, 1992-1995. Visiting scientist plasma research Institute Atomic Physics, Bucharest, 1974-1984.
Founding chairman HarwellBicycle User Group, England, 1995-1998.
Member Wantage (England) Town Council, 1995-1998. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute Physics London, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineering, Optical Society American, Royal College Science Association, Royal Institution, British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Monica Luminita Ivan, April 17, 1976. 1 child, Jacqueline Sandra Maria.