Michael T. Wright (engineer)
| Michael Thomas Wright | |
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| Born | 11 April 1947 |
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| Residence | England |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | Aston University |
Michael Thomas Wright (11 April 1947 - 10 January 2015) PhD, FREng, FIEE, FIMechE, CMath, FIMA, CIMgt was the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University between 1996 and 2006.[1][2][3]
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Life
Wright was born 11 April 1947 and attended Sheldon Heath School, Birmingham.[4] He took an apprenticeship then studied Electrical Engineering at Aston University, gaining a first class degree in 1969. After working in industry he returned as Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1990. He was later Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, between 1994-1996, becoming Vice-Chancellor in 1996 for ten years. He retired in 2006 and died of cancer 10 January 2015.[3][5] He was survived by his wife and daughter.[6]
Honours
FIEE 1981; FREng 1988; FIMechE 1989; FRSA 1989; CMath 1994; FIMA 1994; CCMI 1997.[4]
References
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- ↑ Birmingham Mail 13 Jan 2015 "Aston University stalwart Professor Michael Wright dies, aged 67"
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| Preceded by
Frederick W. Crawford
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Vice-Chancellor of Aston University 1996–2006 |
Succeeded by Julia King |
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- 1947 births
- 2015 deaths
- Senior Members of the IEEE
- Academic administrators
- Academics of Aston University
- British mechanical engineers
- Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
- Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellows of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- British academic biography stubs
