Fellowship
Affiliations
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Classification
Publicly Funded Research Agency
Sector
Expertise
145 - Energy, 311 - Mechanical engineering, 321 - Electrical engineering, 322 - Power engineering, 411 - Research and development, 421 - Technological industries, 441 - Government organisations and institutions, 442 - Non-government organisations and institutions
Biography at time of election
Professor John Loughhead's professional career has been predominantly in industrial research and development for the electronics and electrical power industries, including advanced, high power industrial gas turbines, new energy conversion systems, spacecraft thermal management, electrical and materials development for electricity generation and transmission equipment, and electronic control systems. He has taken leadership roles in national and European public sector technology programs, as a member of various advisory committees and chair of policy reviews in the area of future electric power systems. John, who is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, has recently been actively engaged with ATSE on a number of our strategic initiatives.