Person
Nugent, Keith Alexander (1959 - )
FAA FAIP
- Born
- 28 June 1959
Bath, England - Occupation
- Physicist and University Administrator
Summary
Keith Nugent was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne in 1993, when he was only 34. This was one of the university's youngest ever professorial appointments. Nugent is currently an ARC Federation Fellow at the School of Physics and the only Australian to twice receive an RD 100 award (R&D Magazine's award for the 100 most technologically significant products and advancements). Nugent is a world leader in research into x-ray optics, near-field microscopy, biophysical imaging and developed Quantitative Phase Imaging technology which changed the way we see and measure images using light. Nugent was educated at the University of Adelaide (BSc) and Australian National University (PhD).
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Chronology
- 1971
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1984 - 1985
- Career position - AINSE Research Fellow, Australian National University
- 1985 - 1990
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1988
- Award - R&D 100 Award, R&D Magazine
- 1989
- Career position - Visiting Research Scientist, University of California, USA
- 1989
- Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1991
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - Reader/Associate Professor of Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1993
- Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1993 - 2013
- Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1995 - 1996
- Career position - Chair of the Australian Institute of Physics, Victorian branch
- 1996 - 2001
- Career position - Head, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1997
- Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
- 2000 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in x-ray optics in astronomy
- 2002
- Award - R&D 100 Award
- 2011 -
- Career position - Director (part-time), Australian Synchrotron
- 2013 -
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), La Trobe University
- 2015 -
- Career position - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science, University of Melbourne
- 2016
- Award - Lloyd Rees Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
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Resources
- 'Nugent, Keith Alexander (19590628-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476370. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022