Reid, Margaret Daphne

Summary

Margaret Reid is a physicist noted for her pioneering work on new, fundamental tests of quantum theory with her development of inferred Heisenberg inequalities. Her ideas have led to developments in quantum information, including in cryptography and teleportation. She also works on macroscopic tests for quantum mechanics, with relevance to quantum optics, ultra-cold atomic physics and nano-mechanical oscillators. Reid was Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics before joining the Centre for Quantum and Optical Science at Swinburne University of Technology in 2009.

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Chronology

1978

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Auckland, New Zealand

1980

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Auckland, New Zealand

1983

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide

1992 - 1993

Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Queensland

1995

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Waikato, New Zealand

1996 - 2002

Award - Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow, Australian Research Council

2003 -

Career position - Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, University of Queensland

2007 -

Award - Fellow, Optical Society of America

2014 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

2015 -

Career position - Professor of Theoretical Physics, Centre for Quantum and Optical Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology

2017 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics

2019

Award - Moyal Medal, Department of Mathematics, Macquarie University

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• 'Margaret Reid - Citation at year of election, 2014', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/margaret-reid. Details