Background
Lawson, Peter Roderick was born on July 3, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Ray Newton and Anne Burns (Richardson) Lawson.
Lawson, Peter Roderick was born on July 3, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Ray Newton and Anne Burns (Richardson) Lawson.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada, 1984. The Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, University Toronto, Canada, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Sydney, Australia, 1994.
Visiting scientist Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1987-1988. Henri Poincaré fellow Observatoire de La Côte d'Azur, Nice, France, 1993-1995. Postdoctoral research associate Cavendish laboratory Cambridge University, England, since 1995.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Optical Society of America, Astronomical Society Australia, Society Photo-Optical and Instrumentation Engineers.
Married Laurence Cador, April 29, 1996.