John Fisher (biomedical engineer)
John Fisher, CBE, BSc, PhD, DEng, FIMechE, FIPEM, FREng, FMedSci is a British biomedical engineer who is Director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leeds.[1][2]
Fisher graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc in Physics in 1976.[3] He invented the revolutionary ceramic-on-metal hip replacement.[4] He is leading the research initiative "50 active years after 50", which is investigating tissue-regeneration technology and developing new medical devices and therapies.[5]
Fisher was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to Biomedical Engineering.[6] He was awarded the honorary degree of DEng by the University of Birmingham in 2013.[7] Fisher is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[8][9]
Fisher has published over four hundred peer-reviewed papers and won over £100 million of grant funding.[10]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
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- ^ https://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/news/2012/royal-honour.shtml
- ^ http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/interviews/john-fisher-director-of-leeds-institute-for-medical-and-biological-engineering/1007810.article
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/honours-list-order-of-the-british-empire-cbe-2172571.html
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- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Academics of the University of Leeds
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British mechanical engineers
- Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences
- Biomedical engineers
- Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society