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Professor Brian Cantor (born 11 January 1948) has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York since 2002.[1] He is acknowledged as a world authority on materials manufacturing[2] and is a Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[3]
[edit] Life
Cantor studied at Manchester Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He has worked at universities including Sussex, Oxford and York, and for companies including Alcan, Elsevier, General Electric and Rolls-Royce. He has advised organisations such as the UK Treasury, EPSRC, NASA, the EU and the Dutch, Spanish and German governments. He was a member of the Sainsbury review of UK science and innovation. He has chaired and been on the board of many companies and agencies, including Isis Innovation, the Kobe Institute, the UK Universities Pensions Forum,[4] the White Rose Consortium,[5] Yorkshire Innovation, Leeds and York Economic Partnerships,[6] the Chambers of Commerce,[7] the National Science Learning Centre, the Centre for Low Carbon Futures,[8] Science City York[9] and the Worldwide Universities Network.[10] He founded the Begbroke Science Park at Oxford and led the £1b Heslington East campus development at York.[11]
[edit] Research
Cantor's research has investigated the manufacture of materials and has contributed to fundamental scientific advances as well as improvements in many industrial products. He has supervised over 130 research students and postdocs, published over 300 papers and books, given over 100 invited talks in more than 15 countries, and is on the ISI List of Most Cited Researchers.[12] He was awarded the Rosenhain and Platinum[13] Medals of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He is an Honorary Professor at Shenyang, Zhejiang and Nanjing[14] Universities, an Honorary Member of the Indian Institute of Metals,[15] a Member of Academia Europea[16] and the World Technology Network, and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, the Institute of Physics, the Chartered Management Institute and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is a member of the Scientific Council at the IMDEA Materials Institute.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Brian Cantor's profile at the University of York
- ^ Debrett's People of Today Brian Cantor
- ^ Royal Academy of Engineering - Fellowship 8 September 2011
- ^ EPF appoints a new Chair 7 December 2010
- ^ White Rose Consortium Executive Board 8 September
- ^ Leeds and York Economic Partnership 31 January 2011
- ^ The Chamber, Leeds, York and North Yorkshire 8 September 2011
- ^ Centre for Low Carbon Futures 2 October 2009
- ^ Board of Science City York 8 September 2011
- ^ Worldwide Universities Network 8 September
- ^ Heslington East Campus Expansion 8 September 2011
- ^ Brian Cantor - ISI Entry 8 September 2011
- ^ Brian Cantor - Platinum Medal IoM 8 September 2011
- ^ York strengthens academic links with China 1 April 2008
- ^ Indian Honour for York's Vice-Chancellor 15 November 2010
- ^ Academy of Europe entry 8 September 2011
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ronald Urwick Cooke |
Vice-Chancellor, University of York 2002– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
