James Hough

For other people with similar names, see James Hough (disambiguation).

Sir
Jim Hough
OBE FRS FRSE FInstP FRAS
Born
James Hough

(1945-08-06) 6 August 1945 (age 79)
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
AwardsGunning Victoria Jubilee Prize
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Glasgow
University of Strathclyde
ThesisAn investigation of some techniques for the localisation of ionizing radiation (1970)
Doctoral advisorRonald Drever
Doctoral studentsSheila Rowan[1]
Websitewww.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/staff/jameshough/

Sir James Hough[pronunciation?] (born 6 August 1945)[2] is a British physicist and an international leader in the search for gravitational waves.[3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Rowan, Sheila (1995). Aspects of lasers for the illumination of interferometric gravitational wave detectors. theses.gla.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Glasgow. OCLC 181873685. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.294173.
  2. ^ Anon (2017). "Hough, Prof. James". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.44099. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Newsletter of the Institute of Physics in Scotland" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2007. [dead link]
  4. ^ Institute of Gravitational Research – Member Biography
  5. ^ University of Glasgow Staff Profile
  6. ^ List of publications
  7. ^ Duddell Medal and Prize