Derek Abbott

Derek Abbott
Born1960 (age 65–66)
South Kensington, London, England
CitizenshipBritish, Australian
Alma materLoughborough University
University of Adelaide
OccupationsPhysicist, electronic engineer
Known forParrondo's paradox
Stochastics
Terahertz radiations
SpouseRachel Egan (m. 2010)
Children3
AwardsLaureate Fellow (2024)
M. A. Sargent Medal (2019)
Barry Inglis Medal (2018)
David Dewhurst Medal (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics and Electrical & electronic engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Adelaide
Austek Microsystems
GEC Hirst Research Centre
ThesisGaAs MESFET photodetectors for imaging arrays (1995)
Doctoral advisorsKamran Eshraghian
Bruce R. Davis
Other academic advisorsMichael A. Brown
Doctoral studentsMark D. McDonnell
WebsiteDerek Abbott's Home Page

Derek Abbott (born 1960) is a British-Australian physicist and electronic engineer, and professor at the University of Adelaide.