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
