Marshall Stoneham

Arthur Marshall Stoneham, FRS (18 May 1940 – 18 February 2011), known as Marshall Stoneham, was a British physicist who worked for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, and from 1995 was Massey professor of physics at University College London.

Biography

Stoneham was born in Barrow-in-Furness on 18 May 1940, son of Garth Rivers Stoneham, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and fellow New Zealander Nancy Wooler (née Leslie). He was educated at Barrow Grammar School for Boys. He then read physics at the University of Bristol, where he graduated with a BSc in 1961, and a PhD, supervised by Maurice Pryce, in 1964.

In 1964 he joined AERE Harwell, where he spent more than 30 years. After successive promotions he was made chief scientist of AEA Technology, an offshoot of AERE. But as the ability to conduct basic research diminished at Harwell in the 1990s A Thanks giving service to celebrate his life was held at Dorchester Abbey on 15 March, and a concert, ‘in memoriam Marshall Stoneham’, was performed by the Dorchester Wind Players (DWP) on 8 April 2012 at St Nicolas Church, Abingdon.

Stoneham was an amateur horn player and musicologist who played with the DWP for over 40 years. His performances included the solo part of the Strauss Horn Concerto. Colleagues noted his commitment to the ensemble and his professional conduct during his tenure. a company founded by Marshall and Doreen.

Awards and honours

Fellowship of the Institute of Physics Fellowship of the American Physical Society Fellowship if the Royal Society (in 1989) Gave Royal Society’s Zeneca prize lecture (1995) Honorary Fellow of UCL Awarded the Guthrie Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics (2006) President of the IOP in 2010

Books and papers

Stoneham's research papers are listed here