Chris Atkin (engineer)
Professor Christopher John Atkin (born 16 December 1964) [1] is a British aeronautical engineer, and Head of Engineering at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and Chairman of the Engineering Council (EngC).
Early life
He attended the independent Stonyhurst College in Lancashire from 1977–82.[2]
He studied Engineering at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took part in rowing as a coach. He was one of the coaches for the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC).
At Cambridge he gained a BA in 1986 (MA in 1990). He gained a PhD in Transonic Aerodynamics in 1991. He was at Cambridge for eight years.
Career
British Aerospace
He first worked for British Aerospace Commercial Aircraft in Hertfordshire, moving to Cheshire in 1992 when the Hertfordshire site was closed.
Defence Research Agency
In 1994 he moved to the Defence Research Agency (DERA) in north-east Hampshire.
City University
He became Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at City University in London, later Head of the department. Whilst at City University he was President of the RAeS from 12 May 2016.
He has been Chairman of the Engineering Council since 2017.
UEA
In January 2020 he became Head of Engineering at UEA in Norfolk.
Personal life
He became a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 2002, and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in September 2018.
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- 1964 births
- Academics of City, University of London
- Academics of the University of East Anglia
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- British aerospace engineers
- British engineering academics
- Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- People educated at Stonyhurst College
- Rowing coaches
