Professor Ted Parker

Ted Parker was an Exhibitioner at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and graduated in physics. After working for his PhD degree in radio astronomy he moved to the University of Kent, where in 1968 he established the Antennas research group in the department of Electronics. Among the graduate students from that group are several who now hold high profile positions in other universities in the UK and abroad. He was appointed lecturer, then Reader in Radio Communication in 1977, Professor of Radio Communication in 1987, Professor Emeritus in 2001. The early work of the Antennas group focused on reflector antenna design, including techniques for compensating for the effects of surface profile errors, but subsequently on Frequency Selective Surfaces, Radomes and patch type antennas.

He has had consultancies with numerous manufacturing companies, mainly in the defence sector. He has collaborated with the University of Auckland, NZ, on aspects of the Electromagnetic Architecture of the built environment. He was a director of Kent Scientific and Industrial Projects Ltd until 2002. Ted is a member of the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers, London, and is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. He has served on IEE (IET) group committees, and local committees of the National Trust for over 25 years, and occasionally gives talks on Antique Clocks to village history & archaeological societies.

The Gentleman's Guide to Frequency Selective Surfaces is available here.

Microwave antennas, frequency selective surfaces for microwave and millimetre wave multiband antennas (dichroics), radomes, frequency dependent screening for secure buildings.