Jeremy Watson

Jeremy Daniel McKendrick Watson CBE FREng is a professor of engineering systems at University College London, UK. He was formerly the president of IET.[1]

Jeremy Watson CBE FREng
Born	United Kingdom
Nationality	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Sussex, UK
Awards	FREng (2010) CBE (2013)
Scientific career
Fields	Biomedical engineering
Institutions	University College London, UK
Website	https://www.ucl.ac.uk/public-policy/spotlight/prof-jeremy-watson

Early life

Watson studied electronics at the University of London from 1972 - 1974. He completed his masters degree in cybernetics in 1976. In 1982, he completed his PhD degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Sussex, UK.[2]

Career

Watson was Arup's global research director and chief scientific advisor for the UK Department of Communities and Local Government.[3] He later joined UCL as a faculty and became a professor of engineering systems.[4] Concurrently, he is the chief scientist of BRE Group, UK.[5] He is also a visiting professor at University of Southampton, UK.[6] He is also a director of PETRAS - a consortium of researchers working on making Internet of Things safe and secured.[7]

Awards

Watson was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2010.[8] He was awarded a CBE by the Queen for services to engineering in 2013.[9]

References

1. "IET announces new President-elect, IET 2016".
2. "Education history of Jeremy Watson, LINKEDIN".
3. "Professor Jeremy Watson, National Physical Laboratory".
4. "Jeremy Watson, The Royal Society, UK".
5. "BRE appoints new Chief Scientist and Engineer, BRE News".
6. "Jeremy Watson, Visiting Professor, University of Southampton, UK".
7. "Q&A WITH JEREMY WATSON FROM PETRAS, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 2019".
8. "List of Fellows, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2016".
9. "Professor Jeremy Watson - Biography".