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'''Sir Derek Harry Roberts''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CBE|FRS|FREng}} (28 March 1932 – 17 February 2021) was an English engineer who twice served as provost of [[University College London]] (UCL), firstly from 1989 to 1999 and later from 2002 to 2003.<ref name="whoswho">‘ROBERTS, Sir Derek (Harry)’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 2010 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U32706, accessed 20 Dec 2010]</ref> |
'''Sir Derek Harry Roberts''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CBE|FRS|FREng}} (28 March 1932 – 17 February 2021) was an English engineer who twice served as provost of [[University College London]] (UCL), firstly from 1989 to 1999 and later from 2002 to 2003.<ref name="whoswho">‘ROBERTS, Sir Derek (Harry)’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 2010 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U32706, accessed 20 Dec 2010]</ref> |
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==Engineering== |
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| ⚫ | Roberts spent much of his professional life in industrial scientific research at Plessey [[Caswell, Northamptonshire|Caswell]],<ref>{{cite web |title=This is your Life: Caswell, The Cradle of the Electronics Industry |url=https://assets.markallengroup.com//article-images/17388/P14-16.pdf |publisher=New Electronics |date=10 March 2009 |accessdate=6 March 2021}}</ref> and later at the GEC [[Hirst Research Centre]] and as a director of GEC. For his contribution to early [[semiconductor]] research, Roberts was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1980 and delivered the [[Clifford Paterson Lecture]] the same year.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/about-us/fellowship/Fellows1660-2007.pdf| title = Library and Archive catalogue| publisher = Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/mar/tributes-paid-ucl-visionary-and-moderniser-sir-derek-roberts| title = Tributes paid to UCL visionary and moderniser Sir Derek Roberts| publisher = UCL| date = 2021-03-02| accessdate = 2021-07-29}}</ref> He was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], also in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Fellows: RAEng|url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows?fa=r|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref> In 1986 he presented the [[Bernard Price Memorial Lecture]] in South Africa. |
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==UCL== |
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Roberts became the Provost of UCL in 1989. Under his leadership UCL expanded significantly, merging with several institutions including the Institute of Child Health in 1996, the Royal Free Medical School in 1998, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in 1999.<ref name="isbn1-84472-068-3">{{cite book |author1=Harte, Negley |author2=North, John |name-list-style=amp |title=The world of UCL 1828–2004 |publisher=UCL Press |location=London |year=2004 |pages= 276–277 |isbn=1-84472-068-3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110610060039/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool/about-medicalschool/history| title = History of UCL Medical School| publisher = UCL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2005/oct/new-ucl-ssees-building| title = New UCL SSEES Building}}</ref> |
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Roberts retired in 1999, but returned to UCL in 2002 to act as interim Provost following the resignation of his successor, [[Christopher Llewellyn Smith]].<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/mar/tributes-paid-ucl-visionary-and-moderniser-sir-derek-roberts| title = Tributes paid to UCL visionary and moderniser Sir Derek Roberts| publisher = UCL| date = 2021-03-02| accessdate = 2021-07-29}}</ref> He served until the appointment of [[Malcolm Grant]] in August 2003. |
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==Personal Life== |
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Roberts married Winifred Short in 1958. They have two children.<ref>[https://epaper.thetimes.co.uk/the-times Roberts]</ref> |
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==Honours and Legacy== |
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Roberts was appointed a [[Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=51357 |date=6 June 1988 |page=6621 |supp=y}}</ref> and in the [[1995 Birthday Honours#Knights Bachelor|Queen's Birthday Honours 1995]] Roberts was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] ''for services to engineering and to education''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=54066 |date=16 June 1995 |page=2|supp=1}}</ref> |
Roberts was appointed a [[Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=51357 |date=6 June 1988 |page=6621 |supp=y}}</ref> and in the [[1995 Birthday Honours#Knights Bachelor|Queen's Birthday Honours 1995]] Roberts was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] ''for services to engineering and to education''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=54066 |date=16 June 1995 |page=2|supp=1}}</ref> |
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In recognition of his contributions to the faculty, UCL's main Engineering building was named the Roberts Building in his honour.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/mar/tributes-paid-ucl-visionary-and-moderniser-sir-derek-roberts| title = Tributes paid to UCL visionary and moderniser Sir Derek Roberts| publisher = UCL| date = 2021-03-02| accessdate = 2021-07-29}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:19, 29 July 2021
Sir Derek Harry Roberts, CBE, FRS, FREng (28 March 1932 – 17 February 2021) was an English engineer who twice served as provost of University College London (UCL), firstly from 1989 to 1999 and later from 2002 to 2003.[1]
Engineering
Roberts spent much of his professional life in industrial scientific research at Plessey Caswell,[2] and later at the GEC Hirst Research Centre and as a director of GEC. For his contribution to early semiconductor research, Roberts was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1980 and delivered the Clifford Paterson Lecture the same year.[3][4] He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, also in 1980.[5] In 1986 he presented the Bernard Price Memorial Lecture in South Africa.
UCL
Roberts became the Provost of UCL in 1989. Under his leadership UCL expanded significantly, merging with several institutions including the Institute of Child Health in 1996, the Royal Free Medical School in 1998, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in 1999.[6][7][8]
Roberts retired in 1999, but returned to UCL in 2002 to act as interim Provost following the resignation of his successor, Christopher Llewellyn Smith.[9] He served until the appointment of Malcolm Grant in August 2003.
Roberts died on 17 February 2021, aged 88.[10]
Personal Life
Roberts married Winifred Short in 1958. They have two children.[11]
Honours and Legacy
Roberts was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12] and in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1995 Roberts was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to engineering and to education.[13]
In recognition of his contributions to the faculty, UCL's main Engineering building was named the Roberts Building in his honour.[14]
References
- ^ ‘ROBERTS, Sir Derek (Harry)’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 2010 accessed 20 Dec 2010
- ^ "This is your Life: Caswell, The Cradle of the Electronics Industry" (PDF). New Electronics. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Library and Archive catalogue" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Tributes paid to UCL visionary and moderniser Sir Derek Roberts". UCL. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "List of Fellows: RAEng". Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Harte, Negley & North, John (2004). The world of UCL 1828–2004. London: UCL Press. pp. 276–277. ISBN 1-84472-068-3.
- ^ "History of UCL Medical School". UCL.
- ^ "New UCL SSEES Building".
- ^ "Tributes paid to UCL visionary and moderniser Sir Derek Roberts". UCL. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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- ^ "No. 51357". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1988. p. 6621.
- ^ "No. 54066". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 16 June 1995. p. 2.
- ^ "Tributes paid to UCL visionary and moderniser Sir Derek Roberts". UCL. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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