Person
Fletcher, Geoffrey Charles
- Occupation
- Theoretical physicist
Summary
Geoffrey Fletcher was a theoretical physicist noted for his research on the influence of electron energies on the physical properties of solids, and for developing the electron band theory. He worked particularly on band structure calculations for nickel, iron, manganese, rhodium, gold, and complex alloys. He migrated to Australia in 1957, after a distinguished career at Exeter University College, to become Senior Lecturer in applied mathematics at the University of Sydney. Here he developed close ties with CSIRO physicists at the National Measurement Laboratory, situated on campus. In 1965 he moved to Monash University. After retiring in 1983 he continued his research in association with CSIRO colleagues at Clayton. To mark Fletcher's 70th birthday, a meeting was held in 1992 was held at Monash, the papers subsequently being published as a Festschrift.
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Chronology
- 1941 - 1945?
- Career position - Served with the RAF
- 1949
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Imperial College, London
- 1950
- Education - DIC, Imperial College, London
- 1951 - 1953
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer, Exeter University College
- 1953
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Exeter University College
- 1953 - 1957
- Career position - Lecturer in applied mathematics, Exeter University College
- 1957
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 1957 - 1965
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in applied mathematics, University of Sydney
- 1965 - 1983
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, Monash University
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Published resources
Books
- Fletcher, G. C., The electron band theory of solids (Amsterdam: North Holland, 1971), 260 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Finlayson, Trevor, 'Electron band theory loses Geoffrey Fletcher', Australian physics, 44 (1) (2007), 12. Details
- Finlayson, Trevor R.; Morgan, Michael J.; and Choy, Tuck C. editors, '[Papers presented at the Festschrift "Electrons in solids: the 1990s and beyond", held 11 December 1992 at Monash University to mark the 70th birthday of Geoffrey Fletcher]', Australian journal of physics, 46 (5) (1993), 597-728. Details
- White, Guy, 'Introduction [to papers presented at Festschrift to mark the 70th birthday of Geoffrey Fletcher]', Australian journal of physics, 46 (5) (1993), 599-600. Details
Resources
- 'Fletcher, Geoffrey C.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473674. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 10 May 2022