Ann Wintle | |
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Born | 1948 Hampshire, UK |
Alma mater | University of Sussex (BS), University of Oxford (PhD) |
Spouse(s) | J.A. Jacobs, m. 1982[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geophysics, Archaeology |
Institutions | Aberystwyth University |
Ann Grace Wintle is a British geophysicist and is the pioneer of luminescence dating, by increasing the precision of existing methods and maximum age of fossil the method is able to reliably date. She also set up the NERC luminescence dating facility in Aberystwyth, Wales.[2]