| Authorised form of name | Robinson; Derek Charles (1941 - 2002) |
| Dates | 1941 - 2002 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Date of birth | 27/05/1941 |
| Place of death | Oxford |
| Date of death | 02/12/2002 |
| Research field | Fusion physics |
| Activity | Education:
University of Manchester (1962) BSc
Career:
Doctoral research at Atomic Enrgy Research Establishment, Harwell; spent one year, one of the first Westerrn scientists to work at the Societ Nuclear Energy Institute, IV Kurchatow Institute, in Moscow (1968); Group Leader, UKAEA Culham Laboratory (1979-1986); Divisional Head, UKAEA Culham Laboratory (1986-1992); Director, UKAEA Fusion (1992-2002), the British component of the Euratom programme developing nuclear fusion; Director, Culham Science Centre (1998-2002); Chairman, European Fusion Physics Committee (2000-2002); Chairman, Institute of Physics Publishing (2001-2002)
Fellowships:
Insitute of Physics
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/03/1994 |
| Age at election | 52 |
| Relationships | Married (1968) Marion Quarmby |
| Source | Sources:
Biographical Memoirs of the Royal Society, Vol 57, 2011, pp 395-422, plate, by John Connor FRS and Colin Windsor FRS |
| Code | NA4756 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1994/33 | Robinson, Derek Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 25/07/1988 |
| IM/003852 | Robinson, Derek Charles | 1993 |
| IM/003853 | Robinson, Derek Charles | 1994 |