Regius Professor of Engineering (Imperial)

The Regius Professor of Engineering is a royal professorship in engineering, established in 2013 at Imperial College London in England. The chair is attached to the college's Faculty of Engineering.

Regius Professor of Engineering
Imperial College London
Incumbent
Chris Toumazou
since 2013
Formation2013
FounderQueen Elizabeth II
First holderChris Toumazou[1]
Websitewww.imperial.ac.uk/engineering

History

In 2013 Queen Elizabeth II endowed a number of Regius Professors at 12 universities across the United Kingdom, expanding the title from what had originally been only at ancient universities.[2][3] The chair was awarded as part of the Queen's 60th anniversary celebrations.[4] It was the third Regius Professor of Engineering to be established, after the Regius professorship at Edinburgh in 1868 and the professorship at Cambridge in 2011, although there has also been a Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at Glasgow since 1840.[5][6] The first chair was conferred on Chris Toumazou at the Commemoration day graduation ceremony on 23 October. Regius Toumazou is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.[1]

List of professors
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References
  1. "Imperial names first Regius Professor". Felix. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "The Queen awards prestigious Regius professorships to twelve universities". HM Government. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "The Queen awards Regius professorships". The Royal Family. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "Regius Professor of Engineering". Imperial College London. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. "Special Regulations for University Officers". Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge (2016 rev ed.). pp. 673–742. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Civil Engineering (Regius Chair)". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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