Colin Sheppard
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Colin Sheppard is Professor
in the Division of Bioengineering and Faculty of Engineering
for National University of Singapore
(since 2003). He has held joint appointments with the Departments of Biological Sciences (Faculty of Science) and Diagnostic Radiology (School of Medicine). He is SMART (Singapore/MIT Alliance for Research & Technology) Faculty Fellow, and Adjunct
Research Staff at SERI (Singapore Eye Research Institute). His areas of research are in optics
, microscopy
and imaging, including confocal
and multiphoton microscopy, diffraction
, 3D imaging and reconstruction
, superresolution, beam propagation, and pulse propagation.
degrees in Engineering
from University of Cambridge
(1972 and 1973), and a DSc
in Physical Science
s from the University of Oxford
(1986).
He held a Science & Engineering Research Council Advanced Fellowship (1974-6) and was University
Lecturer
in Engineering Science at Oxford University (1979–89). He was Junior Research Fellow of St. John’s College Oxford (1975-8) and Fellow of Pembroke College
, Oxford University (1979–89). He was Professor of Physics
at the University of Sydney
(1989–2003), and Research Director of the Australian Key Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis (1995–2001).
He is honorary
professor
of the University of Sydney, adjunct professor of the University of Western Australia
, visiting professor of MIT, and Supernumerary Fellow of Pembroke College Oxford. He has been Invited Professor at EPFL (Switzerland), and Guest Professor at TU-Delft (Netherlands).
He has received several awards for his research including an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, the Institute of Physics Optics and Photonics Division Prize, National Physical Laboratory Metrology Award, British Technology Group Academic Enterprise Award, Institution of Electrical Engineers Gyr and Landis Prize, and a commendation in the Prince of Wales Award for Industrial Innovation & Production.
He has served as vice-president of the International Commission for Optics
(ICO), President of the International Society for Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS), Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
, and Editor
of Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy (Academic Press).
Professor
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in the Division of Bioengineering and Faculty of Engineering
Engineering
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for National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
(since 2003). He has held joint appointments with the Departments of Biological Sciences (Faculty of Science) and Diagnostic Radiology (School of Medicine). He is SMART (Singapore/MIT Alliance for Research & Technology) Faculty Fellow, and Adjunct
Adjunct
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Research Staff at SERI (Singapore Eye Research Institute). His areas of research are in optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
, microscopy
Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
and imaging, including confocal
Confocal microscopy
Confocal microscopy is an optical imaging technique used to increase optical resolution and contrast of a micrograph by using point illumination and a spatial pinhole to eliminate out-of-focus light in specimens that are thicker than the focal plane. It enables the reconstruction of...
and multiphoton microscopy, diffraction
Diffraction
Diffraction refers to various phenomena which occur when a wave encounters an obstacle. Italian scientist Francesco Maria Grimaldi coined the word "diffraction" and was the first to record accurate observations of the phenomenon in 1665...
, 3D imaging and reconstruction
3D reconstruction
See Iterative reconstruction for 3D reconstruction in Medical imaging.In computer vision and computer graphics, 3D reconstruction is the process of capturing the shape and appearance of real objects....
, superresolution, beam propagation, and pulse propagation.
Education and position
He received the MA and PhDPHD
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degrees in Engineering
Engineering
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from University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
(1972 and 1973), and a DSc
DSC
-in academia:* D.Sc., Doctor of Science* Doctor of Surgical Chiropody, superseded in the 1960s by Doctor of Podiatric Medicine* Dalton State College, Georgia* Daytona State College, Florida* Deep Springs College, California* Dixie State College of Utah...
in Physical Science
Physical science
Physical science is an encompassing term for the branches of natural science and science that study non-living systems, in contrast to the life sciences...
s from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(1986).
He held a Science & Engineering Research Council Advanced Fellowship (1974-6) and was University
University
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Lecturer
Lecturer
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in Engineering Science at Oxford University (1979–89). He was Junior Research Fellow of St. John’s College Oxford (1975-8) and Fellow of Pembroke College
Pembroke College
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, Oxford University (1979–89). He was Professor of Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
(1989–2003), and Research Director of the Australian Key Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis (1995–2001).
He is honorary
Honorary
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professor
Professor
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of the University of Sydney, adjunct professor of the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
, visiting professor of MIT, and Supernumerary Fellow of Pembroke College Oxford. He has been Invited Professor at EPFL (Switzerland), and Guest Professor at TU-Delft (Netherlands).
He has received several awards for his research including an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, the Institute of Physics Optics and Photonics Division Prize, National Physical Laboratory Metrology Award, British Technology Group Academic Enterprise Award, Institution of Electrical Engineers Gyr and Landis Prize, and a commendation in the Prince of Wales Award for Industrial Innovation & Production.
He has served as vice-president of the International Commission for Optics
International Commission for Optics
The International Commission for Optics was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics....
(ICO), President of the International Society for Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS), Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
The Journal of Optics publishes original, peer-reviewed research covering all aspects of modern and classical optics, experimental and theoretical studies, applications and instrumentation. It is the official journal of the European Optical Society and is published by IOP Publishing.The...
, and Editor
Editor
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of Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy (Academic Press).