Education

Delpy was educated at Heaton Grammar School in Newcastle. He went on to study at Brunel University, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics. He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by University College London in Medical physics.

Career

Delpy was Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Achievements

• Delpy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to engineering and scientific research. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1999. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2002.

Membership

Royal Society]

As of 2014, he is chairman of the Defence Scientific Advisory Council and a member of the strategic advisory board of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s quantum technologies programme.