Deans and other officers of Schools that included Physics, 1962-2010
Deans
School of Physical Sciences
Professor Roger J. Blin-Stoyle (Physics) 1962-1965
School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Professor Roger J. Blin-Stoyle (Physics) 1965-31.8.1968
Professor Gilford N. Ward (Mathematics) 1.9.1968-31.12.1968
Professor Ken F. Smith (Physics) 1.1.1969-1974
Professor Roger J. Tayler (Astronomy) 1974-31.12.1978
Professor J. Philip Elliott (Physics) 1.1.1979-1983
Professor Douglas F. Brewer (Physics) 1983-31.12.1987
Dr James W. P. Hirschfeld (Mathematics) 1.1.1988-31.7.1992
Professor John A. Venables (Physics & Astronomy) 1.8.1992-31.12.1994
Dr James W. P. Hirschfeld (Mathematics) 1.1.1995-31.7.1995
Director of Physics (Mathematics formed its own school from 1.8.1995)
Dr Brian L. Smith (Physics & Astronomy) 1.8.1995-31.7.1996
School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science
Professor John N. Murrell (Chemistry) 1.8.1996-31.7.1999
Professor Philip J. Parsons (Chemistry) 1.8.1999-31.7.2001
Dr Robert C. Smith (Physics & Astronomy) 1.8.2001-31.7.2003
School of Science and Technology
Professor J. Benedict du Boulay (Informatics) 1.8.2003-31.7.2009
School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (Head of School)
Professor David J. Axon (Physics & Astronomy) 1.8.2009-
Other School-level posts
Laboratory Director(post separate from that of Subject Chairman from about 19?? to 1994; nominally Physics, but in practice covering all of MAPS)
19??-71 Professor Douglas F. Brewer
1971- 74? Professor Michael W. Thompson (was Pro-VC by 1974-75)
1974?-78 Professor Douglas F. Brewer
1978-79 Professor Michael W. Thompson (to December 1979)
1980-85 Professor Ken F. Smith (from January 1980)
1985-88 Professor Michael J. Springford
1988-93 Dr Jim Byrne
1993-94 Dr Brian L. Smith (retained role on becoming Subject Chairman in 1994)
Laboratory Superintendent (job title and role altered over the years)
1962?-85 Mr Gerald W. Massé
1985-90 Mr Gordon Hammel (title recorded as Laboratory Manager from 1988-90)
1990-2010 Mr Malcolm Strong (title recorded as Laboratory Manager from 1991-94;
Building Resources Manager from 1994-2003; Technical Services Manager 2003-2010)
Deputy Laboratory Superintendent(deputies were responsible for particular buildings from the formation of CPES in 1996; CAM – Pevensey; GV – Arundel & Chichester)
19??-85 Mr Gordon Hammel
1985-2005? Mr Colin A. Mills
1996-2003 Mr Gordon Verth (moved to Life Sciences when SciTech formed)
School Secretarial posts
School of Physical Sciences
Academic Secretaries
1963-64 Dr J. David Smith (Chemistry)
1964-65 Dr P. D. Robinson (Mathematics)
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Academic Secretaries (this post seems to have stopped around 1968)
1965-67 Dr John A. Venables (Physics)
1967-68? Dr Brian L. Smith (Physics)
Administrative Secretaries (aka Sub-Dean’s secretary or School Office Secretary; role disappeared in CPES, or was subsumed into new School Secretary post – see below)
1965-66 Mr Robert (Bob) A. Nind
1966-71 Miss Rowena Bowater
1971-76 Mrs Margaret M. Kessler
1976-79 Mrs I. M. Pearce
1979-85 Mrs Dorothy Goulden
1985-96? Mrs Margaret Stovold
Dean’s Secretaries
1970?-71 Mrs J. P. Snook
1971?-74? Miss Liz Newman
1974?-80 Mrs Peggy Nixon
1980-81 Mrs Ann Taylor
1981-86 Mrs Dorothy Goulden (also School Office Secretary, 1981-85)
1986-88 ??
1988?-89 Miss P. M. Steele (Pauline?)
1989-90 Mrs G. Beech
1990-96 – part of role of School Secretary
School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science
1996-99 Mrs Lorraine Fowlie
1999-2001 Mrs Jean Richards
2001-03 Miss Sally Church
School of Science and Technology
2003-05 Mrs Sue Burnham and Mrs Glynis Flood (job share)
2005-09 Mrs Sue Burnham and Ms Margarita Steinberg (job share)
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
2009- Ms Dorothy Lamb (Head of School’s co-ordinator)
School Secretaries (called School Administrative Secretary from 1992-93)
School of Mathemaatical and Physical Sciences
1985-90 Miss Nanette Kingan (also Physics subject secretary until 1990-91)
1990-96 Mrs Sue Bullock (also Dean’s Secretary – see above)
School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science
1996-2003 Mrs Annabel Blake
School of Science and Technology
2003-09 Mrs Jacqueline Clarke (School Administrative Manager) (Dean’s secretary was also assistant to the SAM)
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
2009- Ms Oonagh Caunter (School Administrator)
Sub-Deans
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
1965-70? Dr Roy E. Turner (Physics)
1970?- 72 Dr Dudley J. Ward (Mathematics)
1972-87 Dr Maurice J. Wilford (Physics)
1987-93 Dr D. Geoff C. Jones (Physics)
1993-95? Dr Jim Foster (Mathematics)
1995-96 Dr A. Low Thomson? (Physics)
School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science
1996-2003 Dr A. Low Thomson (Physics) – Sub-Dean, Student support
1996-2003 Professor Jim Hanson (Chemistry) – Academic Sub-Dean
School of Science and Technology (Director of Student Support)
2003-