Chris Taylor (engineer)

Christopher Malcolm Taylor (born 15 January 1943) is an engineer who was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford, holding the post from 1 October 2001 until 30 April 2007 when he retired.[1][2]

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

1. Christopher Malcolm Taylor Archived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, University of Bradford
2. Webber, Dan (28 April 2007). "University vice-chancellor retires". Telegraph and Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Public Lecture by Professor Christopher M Taylor, Vice Chancellor & Principal, University of Bradford". www.intimal.edu.my. INTI Foundation. 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. Vice-Chancellor elected new IMechE President, University of Bradford, 5 June 2003

External links

• The Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Times of Change, Presidential Address, 28 May 2003