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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,
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(BScEng) and the
University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Y ...
(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 understanding friction, lubrication and wear phenomena for interacting surfaces in relative Motion (physics), motion. It is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on many academic fields, including physics, c ...
. 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
Institution of Mechanical Engineers The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is an independent professional association and learned society headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. With over 110,000 member ...
(IMechE), a
Chartered Engineer Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thr ...
, a
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) is an award and Scholarship, fellowship for engineers who are recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering as being the best and brightest engineers, inventors and technologists in United K ...
and a Fellow of The City and Guilds of London Institute. In 2003 Taylor was President of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is an independent professional association and learned society headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. With over 110,000 member ...
.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.


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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