Keith Burnett
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Keith Burnett, December 2008
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| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield University of Oxford University of Colorado Imperial College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Notable awards | Young Medal and Prize (1997) |
Sir Keith Burnett, CBE, FRS (born 30 Sep 1953)[1] is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.[2]
Biography
Burnett was born in Llwynypia in the Rhondda Valley. He studied Physics at Jesus College, Oxford obtaining a BA degree in 1972 then a DPhil degree in 1979. He held academic positions in Physics at the University of Colorado, Imperial College and the University of Oxford before taking up his present post on 1 October 2007.[2] During his time at the University of Oxford he was appointed Chairman of Physics and then Head of the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences.[3] His research includes the study of Bose–Einstein condensates.
Memberships
He was Chair of the board of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) from October 2009 to September 2011.[4]
On 1 November 2010 he was appointed as a non-executive director of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority,[5] a position he was due to hold until October 2013.[6] However,as of Feb 2014, he is still listed on the management.[7]
He is also currently a member of the United Kingdom government's Council for Science and Technology[6] and was appointed to the Advisory Council of Infrastructure UK in 2012 to advise the UK treasury on investments including on energy, transport, waste, flood, science, water and telecoms.[3] In March 2015 he joined the management board of HEFCE.[8]
Personal
He is married and has two children. His interests include the Chinese language and culture.[3]
Honours
He was awarded the Young Medal and Prize in 1997 for his physics research[9] and in 2001 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[3] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2004 for services to physics,[10] and knighted for services to science and higher education in the 2013 New Year Honours.[11][12]
External links
- Vice-Chancellor's pages University of Sheffield
- Scientific Commons Keith Burnett
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 University of Sheffield press release 19 Dec 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 www.sheffield.ac.uk Biography: Professor Keith Burnet
- ↑ www.ucea.ac.uk UCEA announces new chair of board
- ↑ www.uk-atomic-energy.org.uk UKAEA Corporate Goverance
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 www.bis.gov.uk/cst/ UK Council for Science and Technology - Members
- ↑ UK Atomic Energy Authority Management
- ↑ HEFCE News 27 March 2015
- ↑ Institute of Physics Young medal recipients
- ↑ The Times (online) 31 December 2003
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 1. 29 December 2012.
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| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield 2007–present |
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