Brian Eyre | |
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Born | 29 November 1933 |
Died | 28 July 2014 | (aged 80)
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Brian Leonard Eyre CBE, FRS, [1] FREng (29 November 1933 – 28 July 2014) was a British material scientist, Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) [1] and Professor at the University of Liverpool. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford and University College London. [2]
Eyre was appointed Professor of Materials Science at the University of Liverpool from 1979 to 1984. [2] His research investigated nuclear technology, including electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in metals and alloys. [2] [3] [4] [5] He played an important role in the privatisation of UKAEA to create AEA Technology. [1]
Eyre was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2001 [1] and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1992. [2] He was elected foreign associate member of the National Academy of Engineering of the United States in 2009 for his understanding of neutron irradiation-induced damage in materials and for developing technologies and policies for nuclear power in the United Kingdom. [6]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours. [7]
Brian Eyre | |
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Born | 29 November 1933 |
Died | 28 July 2014 | (aged 80)
Website |
www |
Brian Leonard Eyre CBE, FRS, [1] FREng (29 November 1933 – 28 July 2014) was a British material scientist, Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) [1] and Professor at the University of Liverpool. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford and University College London. [2]
Eyre was appointed Professor of Materials Science at the University of Liverpool from 1979 to 1984. [2] His research investigated nuclear technology, including electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in metals and alloys. [2] [3] [4] [5] He played an important role in the privatisation of UKAEA to create AEA Technology. [1]
Eyre was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2001 [1] and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1992. [2] He was elected foreign associate member of the National Academy of Engineering of the United States in 2009 for his understanding of neutron irradiation-induced damage in materials and for developing technologies and policies for nuclear power in the United Kingdom. [6]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours. [7]