Background
Rogers, Philip John was born on October 4, 1942 in Wallasey, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Son of John William and Lilian (Fleet) Rogers.
Rogers, Philip John was born on October 4, 1942 in Wallasey, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Son of John William and Lilian (Fleet) Rogers.
Higher National Certificate (Applied Physics), North London Polytechnic, 1965.
Trainee optical designer, Hilger & Watts Ltd., London, 1960-1963;
optical designer, Hilger & Watts Ltd., London, 1963-1966;
senior optical designer, Pilkington Optronics, St. Asaph, United Kingdom, 1966-1969;
chief optical designer, Pilkington Optronics, St. Asaph, United Kingdom, since 1969;
chief optics engineer, Pilkington Optronics, St. Asaph, United Kingdom, since 1994. Lecturer U. Bristol, United Kingdom, since 1982, Institute Optics, U. Rochester, New York, since 1988, Imperial College London, since 1996. Official 14 international conferences in 5 countries.
R3 member Thomson College Scientifique et Technique, Paris, since 1992;member optics advising committee Imperial College, since 1995. Member Welsh Opto-Electronics Forum, since 1996.
Fellow Royal Academy Engineering, International Society Optical Engineering (board directors 1995-1997, member various committees, short course tutor 1989-1991), United Kingdom Institute Physics (optics committee 1991-1997), Optical Society of America (short course tutor 1989-1990).
Married Wendy Joan Cross, November 24, 1979. Children: Ffion Clare, Ceri Frances, Trystan Philip.