Ken Riley (physicist)

Ken Riley is a physicist.

Career

Ken Riley read mathematics at Clare College, University of Cambridge, and proceeded to a Ph.D. there in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics.[1]

He became a research associate in elementary particle physics in Brookhaven, and then, having taken up lectureship at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, continued this research at the Rutherford Laboratory and Stanford; in particular he was involved in the experimental discovery of a number of the early baryonic resonances.

He taught physics and mathematics for over 40 years at Clare College and served on many committees concerned with the teaching and examining of these subjects at all levels of tertiary and undergraduate education.[2] He was also a Senior Tutor and Admissions Tutor for twenty years.[1]

He is also one of the authors of 200 Puzzling Physics Problems[3] and Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering.[4] He also wrote the memoir In Loco Parentis: a light-hearted look at the role of a Cambridge Tutor.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Emeritus Fellows: Ken Riley". Clare College, University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Essential Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences". Booksplease. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ "200 Puzzling Physics Problems - Peter Gnadig, Gyula Honyek, Ken Riley". www.iri.upc.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  4. ^ "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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