Michael T. Wright (engineer)

Michael Thomas Wright
Born (1947-04-11)11 April 1947
Died 10 January 2015(2015-01-10) (aged 67)
Residence England
Nationality British
Fields Mechanical engineering
Institutions Aston University

Michael Thomas Wright (11 April 1947 - 10 January 2015) PhD, FREng, FIEE, FIMechE, CMath, FIMA, CIMgt 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. After working in industry he returned as Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1990. 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][5] He was survived by his wife and daughter.[6]

Honours

FIEE 1981; FREng 1988; FIMechE 1989; FRSA 1989; CMath 1994; FIMA 1994; CCMI 1997.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "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. 1 2 "Officers of the University from its inception to the present". Aston University. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 Debretts People of Today
  5. ↑ www.aston.ac.uk news release 20 Jan 2015
  6. ↑ Birmingham Mail 13 Jan 2015 "Aston University stalwart Professor Michael Wright dies, aged 67"

External links

Academic offices
Preceded by
Frederick W. Crawford		 Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
1996–2006 		Succeeded by
Julia King


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