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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 1994-1996, 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. ^ a b "Former Aston Vice Chancellor, Michael Wright, dies aged 67". Aston University. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014. Prof Michael Wright, Vice–Chancellor, Aston University, 1996–2006, 65
  3. ^ a b "Officers of the University from its inception to the present". Aston University. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Debretts People of Today Archived 2015-02-10 at archive.today
  5. ^ "EThOS Electronic Theses Online Service". ethos.bl.uk. British Library. 1972. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ www.aston.ac.uk news release 20 Jan 2015
  7. ^ Birmingham Mail 13 Jan 2015 "Aston University stalwart Professor Michael Wright dies, aged 67"
Academic offices
Preceded by
Frederick W. Crawford
 Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
1996–2006 		Succeeded by


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