Dr. David Dean holds an Undergraduate studies in physics, Oriel College, University of Oxford; 1st. Class Honors Degree (BA) with Exhibition and College Prize in 1979, then obtained a Postgraduate degree in theoretical nuclear physics, Oriel and Wolfson Colleges, University of Oxford; D. Phil. awarded November 1982 and won the title of Master of Arts in Physics; Oriel College, University of Oxford in 1983.