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Previous Heads of the Department

A brief history of previous head's of the Department

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Sir J. A. Fleming FRS - 1886-1927

  • Founder of the Electrical Engineering Department at UCL
  • Inventor of a thermionic valve
  • Knighted in 1929
 

W C Clinton BSc - 1927-1934

  • Long-time associate of Fleming
  • Co-developed Fleming-Clinton capacitance measurement
  • Developed electrical Curricula for UCL’s first BSc (Eng)
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R O Kapp BSc FIEE - 1935-1950

  • Key role in development planning of the National Grid
  • Introduced 3 year BSc with final year projects
  • Author of ‘The Presentation of Technical Information’
  • Dean of Faculty of Engineering, University of London
  • Founder Member of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators
 
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H E M Barlow FRS FREng FIEE - 1950-1967

  • PhD Student of Fleming
  • Head of Radio Section at RAE Farnborough
  • Inventor of H01 Millimeter Waveguide
  • Recipient of IEE Kelvin and JJ Thompson Premiums, Faraday Medal, &amps URSI Dellinger Gold Medal
  • IEEE Kelly Prize: Career Achievements in Microwaves
 
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A L Cullen OBE DSc FREng FRS - 1967-1980

  • Established MRU Centre of Excellence
  • Co-Author (with H.E.M. Barlow)of Microwave Measurements
  • Recipient of IEE Faraday Medal, Royal Society Royal Medal
  • Hon. FIEE
 
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Sir E A Ash CBE DSc FRS FREng FIEE - 1980-1985

  • Recipient of IEE Faraday Medal, Marconi Fellow and Royal Society Royal Medal
  • Rector of Imperial College
  • President of IEE
  • Board Director BT
  • Treasurer of the Royal Society
 
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Sir D E N Davies CBE FRS FREng FIEE - 1985-1988

  • Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University
  • Chief Scientific Advisor MOD
  • President of IERE
  • President of IEE
  • President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
 
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J E Midwinter OBE FIEE FREng FRS - 1988-1997

  • British Telecom Labs—led Optical Fibre Communications Development 1977-84
  • Vice Provost of UCL
  • President of IEE and EUREL
  • Author of 2000 Faraday Lectures
  • Director of UCL@Adastral Park
 
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J J O’Reilly DSc FREng FIEE - 1997-2001

  • Chairman of UK’s Network Interoperability Consultative Committee
  • Chairman of SERC/DTI -EPSRC Communications and distributed systems Committee
  • Member of UK IT advisory board
  • Chief Executive of the EPSRC
  • President Elect - IEE
 
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H D Griffiths DSc FREng FIEE FIEEE FIOA - 2001 - 2006

  • IEEE AESS Board of Governors
  • IEEE AESS Radar Systems Panel
  • Chairman IEE RADAR 2002 Conference
  • IEEE Fred Nathanson Award winner
  • Defence Scientific Advisory Council Member