Bob Boucher

Bob Boucher

Professor Robert Francis Boucher CBE FREng (usually known as Bob Boucher) is a British academic born in 1940. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield from 2001 to 2007. Previously he was Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UMIST from 1995-2000. Prior to his appointment at UMIST, he was Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Sheffield.

Boucher is Chairman of the International Sector Group of Universities UK and Treasurer of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

He was educated at St Ignatius College, Stamford Hill, Borough Polytechnic London, and gained a PhD from the University of Nottingham in Mechanical Engineering in 1966. He was awarded a CBE in 2000 "for services to Engineering Research, Industry and Education". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/new_years_honours/584140.stm BBC] New Years Honours]

References

* BOUCHER, Prof, Robert Francis (Bob), "Debrett's People of Today", 2007.


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