John Wickham Wickham STEEDS

Background

STEEDS, John was born on February 9, 1940 in London. Son of John Henry William Steeds and Ethel Amelia Steeds, nee Tyler.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics with special honors, University College London, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1965.

Career

Mullard/Strategic Research Centre/International Business Machines Corporation research fellow, Selwyn College, Cambridge, 1964-1967; lecturer department physics, U. Bristol, England, 1967-1977; reader department physics, U. Bristol, England, 1977-1985; professor physics, U. Bristol, England, since 1985; visiting professor, U. Santiago, Chile, 1971; visiting professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1981. Director Interface Analysis Center, Bristol, since 1990. Chairman Science Research Foundation, Bristol, since 1989.

Achievements

• John Wickham Steeds has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society, Institute Physics. Member Royal Institution, Institute Materials.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, cycling, overseas traveling.

Connections

Married Diane Mary Kettlewell, 1969. Children: Emma Charlotte, Lucy Francesca.

Father:

John Henry William Steeds

Mother:

Ethel Amelia (Tyler) Steeds

Spouse:

Diane Mary Kettlewell

child:

Emma Charlotte Steeds

child:

Lucy Francesca Steeds