Regius Professor of Engineering (Imperial) explained

Post:Regius Professor
Body:Engineering
Incumbent:Chris Toumazou
Incumbentsince:2013
Formation:2013
Founder:Queen Elizabeth II
First:Chris Toumazou[1]

The Regius Professor of Engineering is a royal professorship in engineering, established in 2013 at Imperial College London in England. The chair is attached to the college's Faculty of Engineering.

History

In 2013 Queen Elizabeth II endowed a number of Regius Professors at 12 universities across the United Kingdom, expanding the title from what had originally been only at ancient universities.[2] [3] The chair was awarded as part of the Queen's 60th anniversary celebrations.[4] It was the fourth Regius Professor of Engineering to be established, after the Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at Glasgow established in 1840, theRegius professorship at Edinburgh in 1868 and the professorship at Cambridge in 2011.[5] [6] The first chair was conferred on Chris Toumazou at the Commemoration day graduation ceremony on 23 October. Regius Toumazou is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

List of professors

Notes and References

  1. News: Imperial names first Regius Professor. Felix. 19 December 2019. 24 Oct 2013.
  2. Web site: The Queen awards prestigious Regius professorships to twelve universities. 29 Jan 2013. 19 Dec 2019. HM Government.
  3. Web site: The Queen awards Regius professorships. 19 Dec 2019. 29 Jan 2013. The Royal Family.
  4. Web site: Regius Professor of Engineering. 19 Dec 2019. Imperial College London.
  5. Book: Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge . 2016 rev . Special Regulations for University Officers . 673–742 . https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/so/2016/chapter11-section3.html#heading4-533 . 27 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Civil Engineering (Regius Chair). University of Glasgow. 19 December 2019.