Geoffrey Donald Sims OBE, FREng[1] (13 December 1926 – 5 August 2017) was a British physicist who served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield from 1974 to 1991.

Life

Sims was born 13 December 1926 in London. He studied at Imperial College, London, gaining a BSc in physics in 1947 and in mathematics in 1948; an MSc in mathematics in 1950 and a PhD in physics in 1954.[2] He worked for General Electric Company from 1948 to 1954 then the Atomic Energy Authority until 1956 when he joined the academic staff of the Department of Electronics at the University of Southampton, becoming a professor and head of the Department of Electronics at the same university,[2] a position he held from 1963 to 1974.[3]

Sims died on 5 August 2017, at the age of 90.[4]

Honours

Sims was awarded an OBE in 1971.[5] He was made a Fellow[1] of the Academy of Engineering[1] in 1980.[6] He was awarded the honorary degree of LLD of the University of Sheffield in 1991.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b IEEE Transactions on Education, March 1968 page 83
  3. ^ The University of Southampton: An Illustrated History, published 2002 Archived 4 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine History of ECS
  4. ^ "Geoffrey Sims, University vice-chancellor". The Yorkshire Post. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1971, p. 11
  6. ^ Royal Academy of Engineering Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fellowship List
  7. ^ Sheffield Honorary Graduates[permanent dead link]
Academic offices Preceded byHugh Robson Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield 1974–1991 Succeeded byGareth Roberts


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