Background
Fray, Derek John was born on December 26, 1939 in Rustington, Sussex, England. Son of Arthur Joseph and Doris (Lilian) Wilson) Fray.
Fray, Derek John was born on December 26, 1939 in Rustington, Sussex, England. Son of Arthur Joseph and Doris (Lilian) Wilson) Fray.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1965. Master of Arts (honorary), Cambridge University, England, 1972.
Research assistant Imperial College, London, 1964-1965. Assistant professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1968. Group leader Imperial Smelting Company, Avonmouth, England, 1968-1971.
Lecturer Cambridge University, England, 1971-1990. Professor, department head University Leeds, England, 1991-1996. Professor University Cambridge, England, since 1996.
Board directors Ion Science, Ltd., Cambridge, Cambridge Advanced Mats., Ion Science, Messtechnik, GmbH, Germany, British Titanium plc, Environmental Monitoring and Control, Ltd., Camfridge Ltd., Inotec AMD Ltd. Consultant Cookson Group plc, London, 1988-1996, London and Scandinavian Metallurgical Limited company, Rotherham, 1990-1997, Fry's Metals Ltd., Glasgow, 1994-1997, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, Birmingham, 1995-1997, Pilkington plc, 2003-2004, White Mountain Titanium Corporation, Nevada, 2006, Angle Technology Ltd., Surrey, 2006, Virgin Fuels Ltd., London, 2006. Honorary professor Beijing University of Science and Technology, 1995.
Visiting professor University Leeds. Honorary professor Hebei Polytechnic University, China, 2006.
Fellow Royal Academy Engineering, Institution Mining and Metallurgy (county mem.1992-). Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Extractive Metallurgy award 1980), Institute Materials (Kroll medal).
Married Mirella Christine Honey, August 14, 1965 (divorced 2002). Children: Shelton Lanning, Justine Chloe.