Dr John Bunning BSc (Hons), GradCert Education, PhD, M Inst Phys, C Phys
Principal lecturer and Quality Enhancement Coordinator for the Department of Computing
Summary
I have worked at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ since 1989, initially as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics and since its closure, in the Department of Computing.
Prior to this I spent 5 years lecturing in Physics at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic and 2 years at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.
About
I have spent 3 years at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, working as a Post Doctoral Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Assistant and 3 years teaching physics at a school in Derbyshire.
Most of my teaching is on aspects of Physics to a variety of courses, including Science Education, Sport Technology and Business and Enterprise.
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My academic research has been in the field of liquid crystals, particularly measuring physical properties of these compounds, such as elastic constants, birefringence, order and structure. This has resulted in a number of academic publications.
Publications
Journal articles
Dharmadasa, I., Bunning, J.D., Samantilleke, A.P., & Shen, T. (2005). . Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 86 (3), 373-384.
Theses / Dissertations
Forde, D.J. (2000). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bunning, J., & Spells, S.
Other activities
I am a member of the Institute of Physics and the Module Leader for Physics for the Northern Consortium of UK Universities.