Chris Taylor (engineer)
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Life
Taylor was born in Leeds[2] and educated at Leeds Modern School, King's College London (BScEng) and the University of Leeds (MSc, PhD, DEng).[1] He worked as an engineer for The English Electric Company Ltd and then was a Senior Engineering Consultant in an Industrial Unit of Tribology.[3] He started his academic career at the University of Leeds in 1971 and has published over 150 papers.[3][2]
Honours
Taylor is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of The City and Guilds of London Institute.[3] In 2003 Taylor was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.[4]
Taylor's work has been recognised by the award of the Tribology Silver Medal of the IMechE.[3]
References
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External links
- The Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Times of Change, Presidential Address, 28 May 2003
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Alumni of King's College London
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- People associated with the University of Bradford
- Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Vice-chancellors of the University of Bradford