# Greg Parker

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{{Short description|British physicist}}
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{{BLP sources|date=January 2016}}'''Greg Parker''' (born 1954) is a British physicist. He served as a Professor of [Photonics](/source/Photonics) at the [University of Southampton](/source/University_of_Southampton). He spent 23 years in research and lecturing.

== Career ==
He now runs Parker Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concept2innovation.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621083438/http://www.concept2innovation.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 June 2009|title=Concept 2 Innovation|publisher=|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>  His research interests included the design and construction of [Ultra High Vacuum](/source/Ultra-high_vacuum) (UHV) compatible semiconductor deposition systems, and the design and fabrication of [Photonic Crystal](/source/Photonic_Crystal) circuits and devices. Most recently, he became interested in deep-sky imaging, [macrophotography](/source/macrophotography), [microphotography](/source/microphotography), [pin-hole camera](/source/pin-hole_camera) photography and high-speed flash photography.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highspeedflash.com|url=https://highspeedflash.com/|access-date=2020-11-02|website=highspeedflash.com}}</ref> He is the designer and developer of ultra-high speed [Xenon](/source/Xenon) flash equipment. His photographic work is featured on the New Forest Observatory web site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newforestobservatory.com/|title=New Forest Observatory - Astrophotography from deepest Hampshire|publisher=|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>

He has 13 patents on optical devices and circuits and created three successful companies.  His most recent spin-out from Southampton University was Mesophotonics Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mesophotonics|url=http://www.mesophotonics.com|accessdate=5 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

He is constructing the world's most powerful amateur deep-sky imaging system, the mini-WASP imaging array, named after the SuperWASP array<ref>{{cite web|title=SuperWASP Homepage|url=http://www.superwasp.org/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131025228/http://www.superwasp.org/|archive-date=31 January 2011|accessdate=5 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref> built for the [Wide Angle Search for Planets](/source/Wide_Angle_Search_for_Planets).<ref name="newforestobservatory.com" />

== Publications ==
Parker published over 120 refereed journal and conference papers, a textbook on Solid-State Physics, ''Introductory Semiconductor Device Physics'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parker, Greg.|title=Introductory semiconductor device physics|date=2004|publisher=Institute of Physics Pub|isbn=0-7503-1021-9|location=Bristol|oclc=57383426}}</ref> a "how to" book on [astrophotography](/source/astrophotography) ''Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parker, Greg.|title=Making beautiful deep-sky images : astrophotography with affordable equipment and software|date=2007|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-387-71353-3|location=New York|oclc=187049474}}</ref> and a large format book of deep-sky images taken from the New Forest Observatory,<ref name="newforestobservatory.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.newforestobservatory.com/|title=New Forest Observatory ® - Astrophotography from deepest Hampshire|publisher=|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> called ''Star Vistas''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parker, Greg.|title=Star vistas : a collection of fine art astrophotography|date=2009|publisher=Springer|others=Carboni, Noel.|isbn=978-0-387-88435-6|location=New York|oclc=261924770}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
Parker was a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Physicist, and a Fellow of the [Institute of Physics](/source/Institute_of_Physics).

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