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Curriculum Vitae, CJR Sheppard
Employment
2003- Professor of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore
2003- Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore
2001 Guest Professor, Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
2000 Deputy Director, Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
1995-2001 Research Director, Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
1989-2003 Professor of Physics and Head, Physical Optics Department, University of Sydney
1979-1989 University Lecturer in Engineering Science, Oxford University
1979-1989 Official Fellow and Tutor in Engineering, Pembroke College Oxford
1979 University Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, University College London
1979 College Lecturer, Oriel College, Oxford University
1978-1982 Director and Company Secretary, Oxford Optoelectronics Ltd.
1976-1978 SERC Advanced Fellowship
1975-1978 Junior Research Fellow in Engineering Science, St. John's College, Oxford
1974-1976 Research Officer, Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science
1972-1974 Engineer, English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.
1965-1971 University Apprentice, British Petroleum Co. Ltd.
1965 Engineering trainee, British Oxygen Co. Ltd.
Further education
1965-1972 Selwyn College, Cambridge
1968-1972 Graduate student, Ph.D.
1971-1972 Bursary, Engineering Department
1968-1971 SRC Postgraduate Scholarship
1968 Electrical Sciences Tripos, Class 2.1
1967-1968 Corfield Scholar
1967 Mechanical Sciences Tripos, Class 1
1967 Corfield Prize
1966 Combined Preliminaries in Mechanical Sciences, Class 1
1966 College Prize
1965-1967 Open Exhibition
Academic Qualifications
1986 D.Sc. (Oxford), for published works on confocal microscopy
1975 M.A., D.Phil. (Oxford) by incorporation
1973 Ph.D. (Cambridge)
1972 M.A. (Cambridge)
1968 B.A. (Cambridge)
Professional Qualifications
1999 Member, Optical Society of America
1993 Member, Australian Optical Society
1983 Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers
1983 Chartered Engineer
1983 Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society
1980 Member, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
1974 Member, Institute of Physics
Awards and Honours
2004 Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
2003 Humboldt Research Award, for lifetime achievements in research and teaching
1998 ISATA Mercedes Award
1995 Vavilov Medal, Ukrainian Optical Society
1990 Supernumerary Fellowship, Pembroke College Oxford
1984 Metrology Award, National Physical Laboratory
1984 Medal, Tokyo University Institute of Industrial Science
1983 Finalist and Commendation, Prince of Wales Award for Industrial Innovation and Production (Presented by HRH Prince Charles on BBC TV)
1982 Academic Enterprise Award, British Technology Group
1982 IEE Gyr and Landis Prize, for practical achievement in electrical engineering
Professional - Societies
2002- Vice-President, OWLS
2000-2002 Past-President, OWLS
1999-2002 Vice-President, International Commission for Optics (ICO)
1999-2002 Chair, Education Committee, ICO
1999-2002 Member, ICO Prize Committee
1998-2000 President, International Society for Optics Within the Life Sciences (OWLS)
1996-1999 Member, Royal Microscopical Society 3D Imaging Sciences Group Committee
1994-1998 Vice-President, OWLS
1991-1998 President, Image Analysis Society of Australia
1991 Priorities Panel, Australian Institute of Physics
1990-2003 Australian Delegate, International Commission for Optics
1990-2002 Australasian Representative, Regional Board, International Society for Optics Within the Life Sciences (OWLS)
1983-1986 Member, Royal Microscopical Society, Light Microscopy Group Committee
1982-1986 Member, IEE Professional Group Committee, Optics and Infra-Red
Professional - Editorial
2002- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied
2001 Feature Editor, Feature Issue on Free and Guided Optical Beams, Journal of the Optical Society of America A
2000- Editorial Board, Journal of Optics, Calcutta
1999- Editorial Board, Optics and Lasers in Engineering
1999- Editorial Board, The Philippine Journal of Science
1998- Editorial Advisory Board, Current Topics in Optical Research
1996 Editorial Advisory Board, Optica Applicata
1994-1995 Guest Editor, Special Issue on Near-Field Microscopy, Scanning
1993-2000 Editorial Board, Optics Communications
1992-1999 Associate Editor, Bioimaging
1987-1994 Editor, Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy, Academic Press
1986- Editorial Advisory Board, Scanning
Professional - Reviewing
JOSA A, JOSA B, Optics Letters, Applied Optics, Optics Express, Optics Communications, Journal of Modern Optics, Pure and Applied Optics, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Optics and Laser Technology, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied, Proceedings IEE, Electronics Letters, Journal of Physics D, Journal of Physics E, Physical Review A, Physical Review E, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Micron, Scanning, Scanning Microscopy, Journal of Microscopy, Cytology, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Developmental Biology, Journal of Structural Biology, Biophysical Journal, Nature
Professional - Grant Reviewing
ARC, NHMRC, UK EPSRC, UK MRC, UK Joint Infrastructure Fund, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Society Paul Instrument Fund, NIH, NSF, US Army, US Navy, Welcome Foundation, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, National Heart Foundation, Association for Medical Research, NSW Anti-Cancer Council, City University of Hong Kong, Israel Science Foundation
Professional - PhD Examining
Sydney University, UNSW, RMIT, UWA, Melbourne University, ANU, Swinburne University, Victoria University, Oxford University, UC Dublin, KTH Sweden, University of Malaya, Gauhati University (India), ASU Jordan
Consultancies
BioRad, British Telecom, Cambridge Instruments, Dubilier, GTE, HBH Technological Industries, Lasertec, Lastek, Leica, Meridian Instruments, Olympus, Optiscan Imaging, Oxford Optoelectronics Ltd., Science Parks Ltd., Selby Scientific, Zeiss
Citations
Total number of independent citations over 3000.