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Professor of Engineering (Cambridge)

Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) rather than just read about it. In short: The Professorships of Engineering are several established and personal professorships at the University of Cambridge. The senior professorship in the university's Department of Engineering was founded in 1875 as the Professorship of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics, renamed to the Professorship of Mechanical Sciences in 1934, and then to Professorship of Engineering in 1966.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Professorships of Engineering are several established and personal professorships at the University of Cambridge. The senior professorship in the university's Department of Engineering was founded in 1875 as the Professorship of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics, renamed to the Professorship of Mechanical Sciences in 1934, and then to Professorship of Engineering in 1966. Also 1966, the university established three further permanent Professorships of Engineering. However, in 2001 one of these 1966 chairs was suppressed in order to fund the establishment of the Prince Philip Professorship of Technology to mark the 80th birthday of the university's then-Chancellor. In 2011, another of the 1966 chairs was renamed the Sir Kirby Laing Professorship of Civil Engineering. In 1974, the university established another Professorship of Engineering on a permanent basis, replacing a single-tenure professorship vacated in the same year. The 1974 professorship was itself replaced by a professorship established in 2012, with the additional creation intended to afford a brief period of overlap between the 1974 and 2012 professors. The university has also established Professorships of Engineering limited to a single tenure (i.e. personal chairs) for various specific individuals.

Professors of engineering (1875)

Professors of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics James Stuart (1875–1889) Alfred Ewing (1890–1903) Bertram Hopkinson (1903–1918) Charles Inglis (1919–1934) (professorship renamed in 1934)

Professors of Mechanical Sciences Charles Edward Inglis (1934–1943) (incumbent since 1919) John F. Baker, Lord Baker (1943–1966) (professorship renamed in 1966)

Professors of Engineering John F. Baker, Lord Baker (1966–1968) (incumbent since 1943) Peter McGregor Ross (1970–1974) David Edward Newland (1976–2003) Daniel Wolpert (2005–2013)

Professors of Engineering (1966, suppressed in 2001) Arnold Beck (1966–1970) John Edward Carroll (1983–2001)

Professors of Engineering (1966) Kenneth H. Roscoe (1968–1970) Michael F. Ashby (1973) Stephen Williamson (1989–1997) Gehan Anil Joseph Amaratunga (1998–)

Professors of engineering (1967)

Professors of Engineering John Horlock (1967–1974) Andrew N. Schofield (1974) Robert J. Mair, Lord Mair (1998–2011) (professorship renamed in 2011)

Sir Kirby Laing Professors of Civil Engineering Robert J. Mair, Lord Mair (2011–2017) (incumbent since 1998) Mark Girolami (2019–)

Professors of Engineering (1974, suppressed in 2013) Alistair MacFarlane (1974–1988) Keith Glover (1989–2013)

Professors of Engineering (2012) Rodolphe Juan Sepulchre (2013–)

Professors of Engineering (single-tenure creations) John Flavell Coales (1965–1974) Jacques Heyman (1971–1992) Kenneth L. Johnson (1977–1992) Richard William Prager (2008–)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Professor of Engineering (Cambridge)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Professor of Engineering (Cambridge)

In research: Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1875 establishments in England, Engineering education in the United Kingdom, Professors of engineering (Cambridge), so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) in simple terms?

Why does Professor of Engineering (Cambridge) matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Professor of Engineering (Cambridge)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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