David Mba | |
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Born | David Uzochukwesi Mba |
Alma mater | University of Hertfordshire (BSc) Cranfield University (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Machine Condition Monitoring [1] |
Institutions | Andel De Montfort University London South Bank University |
Thesis | Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves (1998) |
Academic advisors | R. H. Bannister |
Website | https://www.bcu.ac.uk/about-us/corporate-information/directorate |
David Mba is the vice chancellor of Birmingham City University, UK [2] . He was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Ludwig Mond Prize in 2010 for his contributions to the chemical industry. [3] He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). [4]
Mba studied aerospace engineering at the University of Hertfordshire. He joined Cranfield University for his doctoral studies where he was awarded a PhD in 1998 for research supervised by R. H. Bannister. [5] [6]
Mba was awarded the Lord King Norton Gold medal for his thesis. [7] He joined Cranfield University as a lecturer in 2001. Here he led Turbo-machinery group. [8] Mba was made the Dean of School of Engineering at London South Bank University in 2014. [8] He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). He collaborated with AFBE-UK to try and improve the representation of black and minority ethnic engineers London South Bank University. [9] [10] He was made the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Computing and Engineering at De Montfort University in August 2017. [7] He works on the gearbox of helicopters and ways to monitor their health. [11] [12] [13] On the 18 July 2023, Birmingham City University announced Mba's appointment as new Vice-Chancellor, replacing Philip Plowden [14]
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