James A. Piper
James A. Piper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1947 New Zealand |
| Died | 20 July 2023 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Known for | Gas lasers Dye lasers Tunable lasers Diode-pumped solid-state lasers |
| Awards | Pawsey Medal (1982) Walter Boas Medal (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Lasers |
| Institutions | University of Oxford Macquarie University |
| Doctoral students | F. J. Duarte Larry R. Marshall |
James A. (Jim) Piper AM (1 January 1947 – 20 July 2023) was a New Zealand/Australian physicist, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Physics at Macquarie University.
Piper studied physics at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and received a B.Sc. (Hons) in 1968. He completed a Ph.D. in atomic physics, also at Otago, in 1971. His post-doctoral research was on metal-vapour lasers, with Colin Webb at Oxford.