Sir Richard Brook#
| Membership Number: | 490 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk |
Present and Previous Positions
- Emeritus Professor of the University of Oxford’s Department of Materials
- 2001 - 2011 Director – Leverhulme Trust, London
- 1994 - 2001 Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK
- 1991 Professor of Materials Science, University of Oxford
- 1988 - 1991 Max-Planck Society, Director at Institute of Metals Research, Stuttgart
- 1974 - 1988 Professor and Head of Department of Ceramics, University of Leeds
- 1970 Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, UK
- 1966 Sc.D Ceramics, MIT
Fields of Scholarship
- Ceramic science
- Materials science
Honours and Awards
- 1988 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2002 Knight Bachelor
