Peter Wells#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 3804 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2014 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Peter Wells passed away April 22, 2017.
Present and Previous Positions
- 2004 Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University
- 2000 Professor of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, Bristol University
- 1982 Chief Physicist, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
- 1975 Area Physicist, Avon Area Health Authority (Teaching)
- 1972 Professor of Medical Physics, Welsh National School of Medicine
- 1960 Medical Physicist, United Bristol Hospitals
Fields of Scholarship
- Medical engineering
- Medical physics
- Medical imaging
- Medical ultrasonics
Honours and Awards
- 2014 Sir Frank Whittle Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The award was given to an engineer in the UK "whose sustained achievements have had a profound impact upon their engineering discipline.”
- 2013 Royal Medal, Royal Society
- 2010 Doctor of Science honoris causa, Aston University (DSc[hc])
- 2010 Founding Fellow, Learned Society of Wales (FLSW)
- 2008 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 2007 Honorary Fellow, British Institute of Radiology
- 2006 Duddell Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics
- 2006 Honorary Fellow, International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound
- 2005 Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
- 2003 Fellow, Royal Society (FRS)
- 2003 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
- 2003 Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
- 2001 Medal, European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics
- 1998 Ian Donald Medal for Technical Merit, International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 1998 Doctoralem in Medice honoris causa, Erasmus University Rotterdam (MD[hc])
- 1997 Founder Fellow, International Academy for Medical and Biological Engineering (FIAMBE)
- 1997 Technologiae Doctor honoris causa, Lund University (DTech[hc])
- 1987 Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Radiologists
- 1983 Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)
- 1982 Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
- 1980 Honorary Fellow, Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
