John Smallwood Colligon

Background

Colligon, John Smallwood was born on February 3, 1937 in Middlesbrough, England. Son of James and Isabel Mary (Pickering) Colligon.

Education

Bachelor in Electronics Engineering with honors, University Liverpool, England, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Liverpool, England, 1962.

Career

Research fellow Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants, England, 1961-1964, senior science officer England, 1964-1968. Lecturer University Salford, Lancs, 1968-1971, senior lecturer, 1971-1993, professor, 1993—2003, Manchester Metropolitan University, since 1998. Secretary general International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications, Brussels, 1989-1998.

Chairman Applied Physics and Technology Division Institute Physics, since 2004.

Achievements

• John Smallwood Colligon has been listed as a noteworthy electronics engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute Physics, American Vacuum Society. Member European Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: Russian language, tennis, table-tennis, music.

Connections

Married Angela Postlethwaite, July 25, 1962. Children: Judy Louise, Stuart Jeffrey.

Father:

James Colligon

Mother:

Isabel Mary (Pickering) Colligon

Spouse:

Angela Postlethwaite

child:

Judy Louise Colligon

child:

Stuart Jeffrey Colligon