Timothy Softley

Tim Softley
FRS FRSC FInstP
Born Timothy P. Softley
Alma mater University of Southampton (PhD)[1]
Awards Corday Morgan Medal (1994)[2]
Scientific career
Institutions University of Birmingham
University of Oxford
Stanford University
University of Cambridge
Thesis Infrared predissociation spectroscopy of diatomic atoms (1984)
Doctoral advisor Alan Carrington[2]
Website research.birmingham.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/timothy-softley(67763980-12d3-457a-91af-252836d2661f).html

Timothy P. Softley FRS FRSC FInstP[2] is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer at the University of Birmingham.[3] Softley is distinguished for his advances in two areas of Chemical Physics.[2] First, the study of atoms and molecules in highly excited quantum states, known as Rydberg states.[2] He has used his understanding of their properties, gained from laser spectroscopy and theory, to develop new applications including the study of model charge-transfer processes at solid-gas interfaces.[2] Second, he has pioneered unique experiments utilising combinations of novel physical devices for making cold atoms, molecules and ions, for studying the kinetics and dynamics of chemical processes at ultralow temperatures - close to the absolute zero of temperature - where quantum effects determine the reactivity.[2]

Much of his work was conducted in a twenty five year period at Merton College, Oxford , where he served as head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford from 2011 to 2015.[2] Previously he was a Royal Society University Research Fellow (URF) at the University of Cambridge, a Harkness Fellow at Stanford University, and completed a PhD supervised by Alan Carrington at the University of Southampton.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Softley, Timothy P. (1984). Infrared predissociation spectroscopy of diatomic atoms. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Southampton. OCLC 59338370. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.354303.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Anon (2018). "Professor Timothy Softley FRS". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
    “All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.” --"Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Professor Tim Softley". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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