Geoff Stedman: key obituary facts
Is Geoff Stedman dead? Yes. Geoff Stedman died on May 3, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Geoff Stedman's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Geoff Stedman known for?
He was known as New Zealand physicist (1943–2026).
More about Geoff Stedman
Born: 1 April 1943.
Place of death: Sydenham.
Gender: male.
Occupation: physicist, academic.
Nationality: New Zealand.
Education: University of Canterbury, Queen Mary University of London.
Employer: University of Canterbury.
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Physics, Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
Also known as: Geoffrey Stedman, G. E. Stedman, Geoffrey Ernest Stedman.
Known for: Ring lasers.
Geoff Stedman, a New Zealand physicist, died on May 3, 2026, aged 83.
He was known for his work on ring lasers and had research interests including the foundations of relativity and symmetry in quantum mechanics. Stedman received the Hector Medal in 1994 and had been a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 1989.
Born Geoffrey Ernest Stedman in Christchurch in 1943, he studied at the University of Canterbury and later earned a PhD from Queen Mary College, University of London.
Geoff Stedman, 83, New Zealand physicist, Hector Medal (1994), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 1989).