John Stuart Archer
John Stuart Archer FRSE | |
|---|---|
| Principal of Heriot-Watt University | |
| In office 1997–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Alistair MacFarlane |
| Succeeded by | Anton Muscatelli |
John Stuart Archer
Life
Archer was born in
He entered academia as a Reader in Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College in 1980, becoming a Professor in 1986, then head of the Department of Mineral Resources Engineering in 1987.[3] After further senior positions at Imperial College, including two years as Dean of the Royal School of Mines in 1989–91, he joined Heriot-Watt University in 1997 as Vice-Chancellor and Principal, until his retirement in July 2006.[3] He died 9 December 2007 of cancer, survived by his wife and their son and daughter.[4]
Honours and professional affiliations
Archer was appointed a
References
- ^ Frost's Scottish Who's Who Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine John Stuart Archer (accessed 7 March 2009)
- ^ a b The Chemical Engineer, issue 800 (Feb 2008) page 54
- ^ a b c d e Heriot-Watt Institute of Petroleum Engineering[permanent dead link] Obituary
- ^ Times Higher Education 17 January 2008 Obituary by Melanie Newman
- ^ The Guardian 15 June 2002
- ^ Royal Society of Edinburgh[permanent dead link] Obituary
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