Timothy Leighton, English physicist and academic

Timothy Grant Leighton is a British scientist. He is the Executive General Director and Inventor-in-Chief of Sloan Water Technology Ltd.,. This followed a career in academia, in which he still holds positions. Magdalene College, Cambridge University, elected him to an Honorary Fellowship. University College London elected him to an Honorary Professorship. The University of Southampton elected him to be Emeritus Professor of Ultrasonics and Underwater Acoustics after 10 years at Cambridge University and over 30 years at Southampton University. Three national academies made him an Academician. Trained in physics and theoretical physics, he works across physical, medical, biological, social and ocean sciences, fluid dynamics and engineering. He completed the monograph The Acoustic Bubble in 1992 at the age of 28, and was awarded a personal chair at the age of 35. He has authored over 500 publications. The recipient of 8 international medals, he was awarded a doctorate in 1988, and a higher doctorate in 2019, from the University of Cambridge.