Christopher Malcolm Taylor (born 15 January 1943) is an engineer who was the

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of the

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, holding the post from 1 October 2001 until 30 April 2007 when he retired.Christopher Malcolm Taylor
, University of Bradford

Life

Taylor was born in Leeds and educated at

Leeds Modern School Leeds Modern School was a school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. History Leeds Modern School was founded on 14 July 1845 in Rossington Street as the Mathematical and Commercial School. This building in the centre of Leeds became council offi ...

, King's College London (BScEng) and the

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(MSc, PhD, DEng). He worked as an engineer for The English Electric Company Ltd and then was a Senior Engineering Consultant in an Industrial Unit of

Tribology Tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear. Tribology is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on many academic fie ...

. He started his academic career at the University of Leeds in 1971 and has published over 150 papers.

Honours

Taylor is a

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of the

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(IMechE), a

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, a

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) is an award and fellowship for engineers who are recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering as being the best and brightest engineers, inventors and technologists in the UK and from aro ...

and a

Fellow of The City and Guilds of London Institute The City and Guilds of London Institute is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded on 11 November 1878 by the City of London and 16 livery companies – to develop a national system of technical education, the institute has ...

. In 2003 Taylor was President of the

.Vice-Chancellor elected new IMechE President
University of Bradford, 5 June 2003 Taylor's work has been recognised by the award of the Tribology Silver Medal of the IMechE.

References

External links

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Times of Change
Presidential Address, 28 May 2003 1943 births Living people Alumni of King's College London Alumni of the University of Leeds People associated with the University of Bradford Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Vice-Chancellors of the University of Bradford {{UK-engineer-stub