Sir Eric Ash#


Sir Eric Ash
Sadly, this member passed away.
Membership Number:730
Membership type:ORDINARY
Section:PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Elected:1990
Main Country of Residence:UNITED KINGDOM


Sir Eric Ash passed away August 22, 2021.

Positions Held
  • 1993 - 1998 Emeritus professor, Department of Physics at University College
  • 1987 - 1993 Non-executive director, British Telecom
  • 1985 - 1993 Rector of Imperial College
  • 1980 - 1985 Head of Department, and holder of the Pender Chair
  • 1967 Full professor, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College
  • 1963 Academic appointment, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London

Fields of Scholarship
  • Acoustic microscopy
  • Electronics
  • Ultrasonic signal processing

Honours and Awards
  • 1977 Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Recipient of the Clifford Paterson medal, Royal Society
  • 1978 Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 1984 Marconi Prize "for leadership in electronic technology, including surface acoustic wave devices and optical fibre communications"
  • 1986 Royal Society Royal Medal in "recognition of his outstanding researches on acoustic microscopy leading to wholly new techniques and substantial improvements in resolution of acoustic microscopes"
  • 1987 Honorary fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
  • 1990 Knighted
  • 1997 - 2002 Treasurer and Vice-President of the Royal Society
  • Faraday Medal, Institution of Electrical Engineers
  • 2001 Member of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2017 Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics


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