Peter William Bonfield is Vice Chancellor of the

University of Westminster The University of Westminster is a public university based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1838 as the Royal Polytechnic Institution, it was the first polytechnic to open in London. The Polytechnic formally received a Royal charter in Augu ...

, UK. A materials engineer, he was elected President of IET in 2019.

Early life

Bonfield received a master's degree in polymer science from

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, whe ...

, in 1985. He completed his PhD in wind energy.

Career

Prior to joining the University of Westminster, Bonfield was CEO of BRE Group, UK. He joined BRE as a research scientist in 1992. Earlier on, he was a research officer at the

University of Bath (Virgil, Georgics II) , mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind , established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...

, UK.

Award

Bonfield has received a number of awards. He received an honorary doctor of engineering from the

and Hertfordshire University. He also received an honorary doctor of science from

and

Napier University , mottoeng = Without knowledge, everything is in vain , established = 1992 – granted University status 1964 – Napier Technical College , type = Public , academic_staff = 802 , administrative_staff = 562 , chancellor = Will Whitehorn , ...

. He received an

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

from the Queen for services to research and innovation in 2012. In the same year, he was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.

References

Living people 1963 births British engineers Alumni of Loughborough University Academics of the University of Bath Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Vice-Chancellors of the University of Westminster {{England-engineer-stub