A list of University of Surrey academics, includes those who work or have worked at the University of Surrey, including a brief description of their notability.
Science and engineering Alf Adams – physicist who pioneered the strained quantum-well laser Jim Al-Khalili – nuclear physicist, author and broadcaster Lewis Elton – physicist and researcher into higher education Sir Martin Sweeting – founder of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd Allan Wells – Olympic 100m gold medalist; engineering lecturer Henryk Zygalski – mathematician, cryptologist and breaker of the Enigma Machine Max Lu – chemical engineer and nanotechnologist, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey as at 2024.
Humanities and social science Sara Arber – sociologist Martyn Barrett – psychologist and lead expert for the Council of Europe's Education Policy Advisers Network David Blanchflower – economist and member of the Monetary Policy Committee Dame Glynis Breakwell – psychologist Marie Breen Smyth – international relations scholar Bonnie Buchanan – professor in sustainable fintech Greville G Corbett - distinguished professor of linguistics Nigel Gilbert – sociologist, pioneer in the use of agent-based models in the social sciences Tim Jackson – ecological economist; professor of sustainable development;Tim Jackson at the Centre of Environmental Strategy | last visited: 19 February 2013 author of Prosperity Without Growth Diane Watt — medievalist Roberta Guerrina – political scientist Lionel Haward — father of British forensic psychology
Health and Medical Sciences Derk-Jan Dijk - Distinguished Professor of Sleep and Physiology, Director of Surrey Sleep Research Centre Jill Maben - Nurse academic and educator James Michael Lynch - Microbiologist
See also List of University of Surrey alumni
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