Kenneth Allen (physicist)

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name = Kenneth Allen


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Kenneth William Allen (17 November 1923 – 2 May 1997) was Professor of Nuclear Physics at the University of Oxford, England.

Kenneth Allen was educated at: Ilford County High School; University of London (Drapers' Scholar); St Catharine's College, Cambridge (PhD (Cantab) 1947).

Career

* Physics Division, Atomic Energy of Canada, Chalk River, 1947–1951
* Leverhulme Research Fellow and Lecturer, Liverpool University, 1951–1954
* Deputy Chief Scientist, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1954–1963
* Professor of Nuclear Structure, 1963–1991, Professor Emeritus, from 1991, and Head of Department of Nuclear Physics, 1976–1979 and 1982–1985, University of Oxford

Other offices held

* Fellow, 1963–1992, Emeritus Fellow, from 1992, Balliol College, Oxford (Estates Bursar, 1980–1983 and 1991–1993)
* Senior Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 1988-9
* Member, Nuclear Physics Board, Science Research Council, 1970–1973

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NAME=Allen, Kenneth
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professor of Nuclear Physics at the University of Oxford, England
DATE OF BIRTH=November 17, 1923
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DATE OF DEATH=1997
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