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Tucker, Robin William was born on May 4, 1943 in Pembury, Kent, England. Son of Sidney Charles and Winnifred Gladys Tucker.
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Robin William Tucker
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Robin William Tucker, British mathematical physicist. Achievements include research on gravitation, continuum mechanics, thermo-mechanics, new slip-stick controller for drill-strings. Grantee Engineering and Physics Science Research Council, Royal Society, British Petroleum, British Aerospace-Sys., Department Trade and Industry, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, Turkish Science Research Council, since 1972.
Education
Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1964. Part III mathematics, Cambridge (England) University, 1965. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1968.
Career
Research associate University Massachusetts, 1968-1970, assistant professor, 1970-1971. Research fellow Cambridge University, 1971-1972. Lecturer theoretical physics Lancaster (England) University, 1972-1981, reader theoretical physics, 1981-1987, professor mathematics physics, since 1987, head theory division, since 1999.
Member College Peer Reviewers, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom, 1994-1996. Consultant Bachelor-Sys., United Kingdom, since 1996, BP, United Kingdom, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Institute Physics.
Connections
Married Mavis Joan Dolding, January 2, 1964. 1 child, Shian.
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Grantee Engineering and Physics Science Research Council, Royal Society, British Petroleum, British Aerospace-Sys., Department Trade and Industry, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, Turkish Science Research Council, since 1972.Grantee Engineering and Physics Science Research Council, Royal Society, British Petroleum, British Aerospace-Sys., Department Trade and Industry, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, Turkish Science Research Council, since 1972.