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Murray-Smith, David James was born on October 20, 1941 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Son of William and Katherine Brenda (Trail) Murray-Smith.
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Murray-Smith, David James was born on October 20, 1941 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Son of William and Katherine Brenda (Trail) Murray-Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1963. Master of Science, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1970.
Engineer, Ferranti Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland, 1964-1965; assistant, U. Glasgow, 1965-1967; lecturer, U. Glasgow, 1967-1977; senior lecturer, U. Glasgow, 1977-1983; reader, U. Glasgow, 1983-1985; professor, U. Glasgow, since 1983; dean engineering, U. Glasgow, since 1997. Visiting researcher University of Southern California, 1976, 79, Technical U. Vienna, Austria, 1991.
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Fellow Institution Electrical Engineers. Member Institute Measurement and Control, United Kingdom Simulation Society (chairman 1989-1990).
Married Effie MacPhail Smith, August 9, 1966. Children: Roderick, Gordon.