Carole Tucker Explained
| Professor Carole Tucker FLSW |
| Nationality: | British |
| Workplaces: | Queen Mary University, London, Cardiff University |
| Awards: | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, Member of Institute of Physics, Member of Royal Astronomical Society |
Carole Tucker FLSW is a Professor at the School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University. She is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[1] (elected 2018), and a member of the Institute of Physics and the Royal Astronomical Society. Her research focuses on astronomy instrumentation in the fields of far infra-red quasi-optics and spectroscopy. She is a member of the UK EPSRC THz Network, Teranet and a reviewer for the IEEE[2] Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology.
Research
Tucker's publications[3] reflect a host of world-wide astronomical collaborations, which show how the technological developments of her research group are deployed on virtually all FIR telescopes in the world. In the last 2 years, the publications related to this work have accelerated, in line with the current development/instrument work on the next generation CMB and FIR instruments in Europe and the US.
Full list of published research can be found via ORCID.[4]
Education and career
- 1991 BSc (Hons) Physics with Mathematics 2(i). Reading University
- 1992 EC Diploma, “Qualified Expert in Medical Physics and Radiotherapy”.
- 1992 MSc Medical Radiation Physics. QMUL, University of London. Dissertation title “The design and testing of an organic scintillation dosimeter”.
- 2000 PhD Physics. University of London. Thesis title: “A spectroscopic study of charge transfer processes at organo-metallic interfaces.” This period of study was undertaken on a part-time basis whilst employed as a Research Technician
- 1999 – 2001 PDRA Astrophysics Instrumentation Group, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London
- 2001-2005 PDRA Astrophysics Instrumentation Group, Cardiff University.
- 2006-2011 Temporary Lecturer, to Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University.
- 2013-2018 Deputy Head of School, Director of Learning and Teaching, School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University.
- 2014 Chair, School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University
Industry
Tucker is the academic consultant to the technology spin-out company, QMCI Ltd[5] for commercial supply of filter technology and provision of QA documentation.
Notes and References
- News: Carole Tucker The Learned Society of Wales. Wales. The Learned Society of. The Learned Society of Wales. 2018-10-08. en-US.
- Web site: IEEE Xplore: IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology. IEEE. en-US. 2018-10-08.
- Web site: Carole Tucker - Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.co.uk. 2018-10-08.
- Web site: Carole Tucker (0000-0002-1851-3918) - ORCID Connecting Research and Researchers. ORCID. orcid.org. en. 2018-10-08.
- Web site: QMC Instruments Ltd. www.terahertz.co.uk. en. 2018-10-08.
