Peter Head (civil engineer)

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Peter Head

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Peter Head in 2010
Born
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Imperial College London, UK
Known forEco-city
Awards Sir Frank Whittle Medal (2009)
FREng (1996)
Scientific career
FieldsCivil and structural engineering
InstitutionsArup, UK

Peter Richard Head CBE FREng is a civil and structural engineer. Since 2004, he led the global planning practice at Arup, UK. Currently, he is CEO of Ecological Sequestration Trust, based in London, UK. [1] [2]

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Early life

Born in 1947, Peter was educated at the Imperial College London and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1969. [3]

Career

In 1980, Peter joined Maunsell Group and later became its CEO in 2001. While there, he pioneered the use of composite materials for bridges. Later, Peter joined Arup UK in 2004, working on civil and structural engineering projects for Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle east. [4] While at Arup, he was involved in the Dongtan Eco-City urban work. [5]

Awards

Peter was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1996 and awarded the International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering in 1998. [6] He was honoured with an OBE in the 1998 New Year Honours. He received an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Bristol, UK in 2008. [7] In 2009, he was awarded the Sir Frank Whittle Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. In the 2011 New Year Honours, Peter was elevated to CBE for services to civil engineering and the environment. [8]

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References

  1. "Peter Head, Speaker at Resilient Cities, 2018".
  2. "Profile of Professor Peter Head CBE FREng, ICES Foundation".
  3. "BSc graduate 1969 - Peter Head, Imperial College London, UK".
  4. "Biography of Peter Head, British Library".
  5. "China's eco-city faces growth challenge, BBC News 2007". 5 July 2007.
  6. "Award of Merit". IABSE. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. "Peter Head OBE, University of Bristol, uk".
  8. "Peter Head awarded CBE, Arup News, 2011".