Residence England Name Michael Wright Institutions Aston University | Fields Mechanical engineering Nationality British | |
Born 11 April 1947 ( 1947-04-11 ) Died 10 January 2015(2015-01-10) (aged 67) | ||
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.
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Life
Wright was born 11 April 1947 and attended Sheldon Heath School, Birmingham. 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. He was survived by his wife and daughter.
Honours
FIEE 1981; FREng 1988; FIMechE 1989; FRSA 1989; CMath 1994; FIMA 1994; CCMI 1997.