Richard Penty
Richard Penty | |
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Born |
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | 9 September 1964
Citizenship | British |
Fields |
Physics Electronic engineering Photonics |
Institutions |
University of Bath University of Bristol University of Cambridge Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Education | Repton School |
Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Richard Vincent Penty, FREng (born 9 September 1964) is a British engineer and academic. He is the current Master of Sidney Sussex College and Professor of Photonics at the University of Cambridge.[1]
Early life
Penty was born on 9 September 1964 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.[2] He was educated at Repton School, an independent school in Repton, Derbyshire.[3] He studied engineering and electrical science at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1986.[3] He remained at Cambridge to undertake postgraduate study in engineering, specialising in nonlinear optical fibre devices.[4] In 1989, he entered his doctoral thesis titled "Novel optical fibre Kerr devices for signal processing".[5] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1990.[3]
Academic career
After finishing his studies at the University of Cambridge, Penty became a lecturer in the School of Physics at the University of Bath. He held the post from 1990 to 1995.[2] In 1996, he joined the University of Bristol as a lecturer in electrical and electronic engineering.[6] He was promoted to Reader and then Professor of Photonics.[2][6]
In 2001, he moved from Bristol to the University of Cambridge as Professor of Photonics in its Department of Engineering.[4] He was elected a fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 2002.[6] He served as Deputy Vice-Master of the college in 2008 and Vice-Master from 2011 to 2012.[2] He was Acting Master from 2012 to 2013, before his election as the 27th Master of Sidney Sussex College in 2013.[1]
Honours
In 2012, Penty was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng).[7]
Personal life
In 1992, Penty married Victoria Frances Mary Eve. They have three children together: two sons and one daughter.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Professor Richard Penty Elected as the 27th Master of the College". Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prof Richard Penty". People of Today Online. Debrett's. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "PENTY, Prof. Richard Vincent". Who's Who 2015. Oxford University Press. November 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- 1 2 "eComm seeks initial £500k". Business weekly. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ Penty, Richard Vincent (1989). "Novel optical fibre Kerr devices for signal processing". EThOS. The British Library. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Professor Richard V Penty". College Fellows and Staff. Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "List of Fellows". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill |
Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge July 2013 - present |
Incumbent |