Background
Wickens, Alan Herbert was born on March 29, 1929 in Redhill, Surrey, England. Son of Leslie Herbert and Sylvia (Amelia) Wickens.
Wickens, Alan Herbert was born on March 29, 1929 in Redhill, Surrey, England. Son of Leslie Herbert and Sylvia (Amelia) Wickens.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Loughborough University, England, 1951. Doctor of Science, Loughborough University, England, 1978. Dynamics Technologies (honorary), Loughborough University, England, 2006.
Dynamics Technologies (honorary), Council for National Academy Awards, England, 1978. Dr (honorary), Open University, 1980.
Research engineer, Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Coventry, England, 1951-1955; group leader, Canadair Ltd., Montreal, Canada, 1955-1959; head aeroelastics, A.V. Roe & Company Ltd., Woodford, England, 1959-1962; superintendent research department, British Rail Research, Derby, England, 1962-1968; director research, British Rail Research, Derby, England, 1968-1989; professor dynamics, Loughborough University of Technology, Derbyshire, England, 1989-1992; industrial professor, Loughborough University of Technology, Derbyshire, England, since 1993. Chairman Office of Research Experiments of International Union of Railways, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1988-1990.
Fellow Royal Academy Engineering, Institute Mechanical Engineers. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Royal Aeronautical Society, Association Vehicle Systems Dynamics (honorary).
Married Eleanor Joyce Waggot, December 12, 1953 (deceased November 1984). 1 child, Valerie Joanne. Married Patricia Anne MacNeil, July 2, 1987.