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Richard McCracken

Head of Physics Teaching and Associate Professor

Campus
Edinburgh
School
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Institute
Email
R.A.McCracken@hw.ac.uk
Research profile
Richard McCracken

Biography

Richard McCracken received a BSc in Physics from the University of St. Andrews (2007) before studying for an MSc in Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices (2009).  From 2010-2017 he was a member of the Ultrafast Optics Group at Heriot-Watt, working with Prof. Derryck Reid as a PhD student and then a post-doctoral researcher.  He joined IPaQS as a Research Fellow in November 2017, where is now an Associate Professor and Global Head of Discipline for Physics.