Michael Thomas Wright
Born(1947-04-11)11 April 1947
Died10 January 2015(2015-01-10) (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsAston University

Michael Thomas Wright PhD, FREng, FIEE, FIMechE, CMath, FIMA, CIMgt (11 April 1947 – 10 January 2015) was a British academic who was the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University between 1996 and 2006.[1][2][3]

Life

Wright was born 11 April 1947 and attended Sheldon Heath School, Birmingham.[4] He took an apprenticeship then studied Electrical Engineering at Aston University, gaining a first class degree in 1969,[1] and a PhD in 1972.[5] Working in industry as an engineer, he rose to become director of several companies and returned as Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1990.[4] He was later Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, between 1994 and 1996, becoming Vice-Chancellor in 1996 for ten years. He retired in 2006 and died of cancer 10 January 2015.[3][6] He was survived by his wife and daughter.[7]

Honours

FIEE 1981; FREng 1988; FIMechE 1989; FRSA 1989; CMath 1994; FIMA 1994; CCMI 1997.[4] He received prizes for his published academic work: IEE Student Paper Award 1970, IEEE Petrochemical Industry Author Award 1981, IEE Power Division Premium for published work 1983.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Aston Vice Chancellor, Michael Wright, dies aged 67". Aston University. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014. Prof Michael Wright, Vice–Chancellor, Aston University, 1996–2006, 65
  3. 1 2 "Officers of the University from its inception to the present". Aston University. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Debretts People of Today Archived 2015-02-10 at archive.today
  5. ↑ EThOS Electronic Theses Online Service. ethos.bl.uk (Ph.D). British Library. 1972. doi:10.48780/publications.aston.ac.uk.00008191. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ↑ www.aston.ac.uk Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine news release 20 Jan 2015
  7. ↑ Birmingham Mail 13 Jan 2015 "Aston University stalwart Professor Michael Wright dies, aged 67"


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