Keith Burnett CBE

CBE

CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...

 FRS is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

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. According to the Yorkshire Post

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 his salary is £251,000.

Burnett was born in Llwynypia

Llwynypia

Llwynypia , is a village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. Before 1850 a lightly populated rural farming area, Llwynypia experienced a population boom between 1860 and 1920 with the sinking of several coal mines after the discovery of large coal deposits...

 in the Rhondda Valley

Rhondda

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. He studied Physics

Physics

Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

 at Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College, Oxford

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 obtaining a BA

Bachelor of Arts

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 in 1972 then a DPhil in 1979. He held academic positions in Physics at the University of Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

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, Imperial College and the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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 before taking up his present post on 1 October 2007. His research includes the study of Bose-Einstein condensates. He was awarded a CBE

CBE

CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...

 in 2004 for services to Physics.

He is married and has two children.

As of 1 October 2009 he is Chair of the board of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA).

External links

• Keith Burnett Theory Group
• Jesus College Professor Keith Burnett
• Scientific Commons Keith Burnett