Mike Glover (engineer)

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Mike Glover
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Discipline
Channel Tunnel Rail Link, HSBC Headquarters, Hong Kong
AwardsIStructE Gold Medal; Frank Whittle Medal; Arup Fellowship

Michael John Glover,

Arup
and technical director of 'Rail Link Engineering'.

Career

Hong Kong Headquarters of HSBC Bank

Mike Glover joined Arup as a graduate of the

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), a position he has held throughout its design, construction, commissioning and handover.[1]

Awards

Glover was made a fellow of Arup in 2006, to "recognise the highest design and technical achievements of an Arup person".[2]

Glover was awarded the 2007 Sir Frank Whittle Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering,[3] and the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2008 'for his outstanding contributions to the design and construction of major multi-disciplinary projects, including tall buildings, energy projects and large transportation and infrastructure projects around the world'.[4]

In 2009 Glover was awarded an

OBE in the New Year's honours list. This was for services to engineering.[5]

In 2012 Glover was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Surrey[6]

References

  1. ^ Mike Glover (September 2007). "High Speed 1". Ingenia (32). Royal Academy of Engineering.
  2. ^ "Mike Glover, Arup Fellow". Arup. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Arup Fellow awarded the Sir Frank Whittle Medal". Arup. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Channel Tunnel Rail Link engineer receives IStructE's Gold Medal for 2008". Institution of Structural Engineers.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Arup, Arup's Mike Glover honored with OBE". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ "University of Surrey Annual Review 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013.