Martin Richardson

Martin Richardson
Born	(1941-12-20) December 20, 1941 (age 82) Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK
Nationality	American, British
Alma mater	Imperial College London London University Culham Laboratory, UKAEA
Known for	Photonics Lasers
Awards	Fellow, OSA (1992) Fellow, SPIE (2012) Fellow, IEEE (2013) Fellow, APS (2013) Jefferson Science Fellowship, US DoS (2014) Fellow, IoP (2015) Fellow, AAAS (2015) Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair, US DoS (2016) Fellow, DEPS (2021)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	National Research Council (Canada) University of Rochester University of Central Florida United States Department of State
Thesis	A Tunable Two Frequency Output Giant Pulse Ruby Laser (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Daniel Joseph Bradley
Website	https://lpl.creol.ucf.edu

Martin Richardson (born December 20, 1941) is a British-American scientist and Professor of Physics. He is best known for the development of high power lasers, and for their use in understanding laser-induced plasma.