Peter Knight (physicist)

For other people with this name, see Peter Knight (disambiguation).

Peter Knight
FRS HonFInstP
Born (1947-08-12) 12 August 1947 (age 77)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
CitizenshipBritish
EducationBedford Modern School
Alma materSussex University
AwardsYoung Medal and Prize (1999)
IET Faraday Medal (2019)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsImperial College London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Doctoral advisorLes Allen
Websitewww.imperial.ac.uk/people/p.knight

Sir Peter Leonard Knight FRS HonFInstP (born 12 August 1947) is a British physicist, professor of quantum optics and senior research investigator at Imperial College London, and principal of the Kavli Royal Society International Centre.[2][3] He is a leading academic in the field of quantum optics and is the recipient of several major awards including the Royal Medal from the Royal Society and the Thomas Young Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics. He is a former president of the Institute of Physics and Optica, the first non North American-based person to take the position.

He is described as "one of the UK’s most influential scientists and leaders of scientific policy" by his peers.[4]

  1. ^ "IET Faraday Medal winner 2019".
  2. ^ "Knight, Prof. Sir Peter Leonard, (born 12 Aug. 1947), Professor of Quantum Optics, 1988–2010, now Emeritus, Senior Principal, 2008–09, and Deputy Rector (Research), 2009–10, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine; Senior Fellow in Residence (formerly Principal), Kavli Royal Society International Centre, Chicheley Hall, 2010–19". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U23334. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
  3. ^ "Emeritus Professor Sir Peter Knight". Imperial College London. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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