Professor Bill Spence
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Email: w.j.spence@qmul.ac.uk
Room Number: G. O. Jones Building, room 607
Profile
History/Appointments
2013-2019: Vice-Principal (Research), Queen Mary, University of London
2015-2018: Interim Director, Life Sciences at QMUL
2009-2012: Head of Department of Physics/School of Physics and Astronomy
2003-2008: Head of Theory Group/first Director of the Centre for Research in String Theory
2005: Professor of Theoretical Physics
2000: Reader in Theoretical Physics
1999: Lectureship, Queen Mary, University of London
1994-1999: Five-year Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Advanced Research Fellowship, Queen Mary, University of London
1992-1994: Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Australia
1991-1993: Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) Postdoctoral research associate, Imperial College London
1987-1991: SERC Postdoctoral research associate, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
1985-1987: SERC Postdoctoral research associate, Southampton University, UK
Academic Qualifications
1985: PhD, Department of Mathematics, Kings College, University of London. Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 studentship.
1981: B. Sc., First Class Honours, Australian National University.
National appointments
2019-2022: UK national Research Excellence Framework 2021: Panel Member Unit of Assessment 10 Mathematics
2020-2021: UK national Research Excellence Framework 2021: Panel Member Unit of Assessment 9 Physics (outputs)
2012-2015: STFC Particle Physics Advisory Panel: consulation with UK research community and preparation of Roadmap for PPAN/STFC Council on future UK particle physics investment of ~£110M p.a.. Preparation of UK input to the CERN Council Strategy Group for the updated European Particle Physics Strategy.
2007-2009: STFC Particle Physics Grants Panel (Theory) (Chair 2008-9). Recommendations on the distribution of Rolling Grant funding for 2008-2013 totalling £27M.
2008: STFC Particle Physics Consultation Panel, 2008. Advice to the Research Council on the ranking of experimental physics programmes with funding totalling £110M.
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