David Mba

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David Mba
Born
Francisco David Leonardo Mba
Alma mater University of Hertfordshire (BSc)
Cranfield University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields Machine Condition Monitoring [1]
InstitutionsAndel De Montfort University
London South Bank University
Thesis Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves  (1998)
Academic advisorsR. 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]

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Education

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]

Career and research

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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References

  1. David Mba publications indexed by Google Scholar OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "BCU Appoints new VC". BCU.AC.UK. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. University, London South Bank (5 December 2014). "London South Bank University welcomes Professor David Mba as new Dean of School of Engineering". London South Bank University. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. "David Mba, De Montfort University: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. Mba, David Uzo (1998). Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves (PhD thesis). Cranfield University. Copac   49468766.
  6. Mba, D; Bannister, R H; Findlay, G E (2005). "Condition monitoring of low-speed rotating machinery using stress waves Part 1". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 213 (3): 153–170. doi:10.1243/0954408991529906. ISSN   0954-4089. S2CID   132232598.
  7. 1 2 "Professor David Mba". dmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 University, London South Bank (5 December 2014). "London South Bank University welcomes Professor David Mba as new Dean of School of Engineering". lsbu.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. University, London South Bank (10 October 2016). "Research highlights imbalance of BME engineering professionals". lsbu.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. "Home - Association For BME Engineers (AFBE-UK)". afbe.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. "PHM-Chongqing". phm2018.org. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. Al-Ghamd, Abdullah M.; Mba, David (2006). "A comparative experimental study on the use of acoustic emission and vibration analysis for bearing defect identification and estimation of defect size". Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 20 (7): 1537–1571. Bibcode:2006MSSP...20.1537A. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2004.10.013. hdl: 1826/899 . ISSN   0888-3270.
  13. Mba, D. (2006). "Development of Acoustic Emission Technology for Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis of Rotating Machines: Bearings, Pumps, Gearboxes, Engines, and Rotating Structures". The Shock and Vibration Digest. 38 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1177/0583102405059054 (inactive 31 January 2024). hdl: 1826/1029 . ISSN   0583-1024. S2CID   56404430.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  14. "University appoints new Vice-Chancellor". Birmingham City University. Retrieved 18 July 2023.