Jonathan Tennyson (physicist) explained

Jonathan Tennyson
Workplaces:University College London
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge
University of Sussex
Birth Name:Charles Jonathan Penrose Tennyson
Birth Date:11 May 1955
Birth Place:Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Thesis Title:Studies in the ab initio calculation of molecular energies.
Thesis Url:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.290743
Thesis Year:1980
Occupation:Physicist
Nationality:British

Charles Jonathan Penrose Tennyson (born 11 May 1955) is a British physicist. He is the Massey Professor of Physics (since 2005) and Head of department at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London (2004–11). Chief Scientist Quantemol Ltd and chair, Blue Skies Space Ltd.

Education

He was educated at Bootham School,[1] York. He continued his studies at King's College, Cambridge and the University of Sussex.

Research and career

Tennyson is an author of over 700 scientific papers focusing on applications of molecular spectroscopy to problems in astrophysics, atmospheric science, plasma physics and other fields. He has written a number of popular science articles. He wrote the undergraduate textbook Astronomical Spectroscopy: An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectra (2005). Leader of the ExoMol project.

Awards and honours

Tennyson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2009.[2]

Personal life

He is the son of Hallam Tennyson, grandson of Sir Charles Tennyson and is the great-great-grandson of Alfred Lord Tennyson.[3] He is the father of actor Matthew Tennyson.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bootham Old Scholars Association . Bootham School Register. York, England. BOSA. 2011.
  2. Web site: Jonathan Tennyson . . London . One or more of the preceding sentences may incorporate text from the royalsociety.org website where "all text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." Web site: Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies . 2016-03-09 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220093712/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/terms-conditions-policies/ . 20 February 2016 .
  3. Book: Charles Mosley. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. 107. 3. 2003. Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.. 978-0-97-119662-9. 3872. 52621466.