Gordon Richard. EUR.ING. Philosophy Doctor. Distinguished Service Cross. Fellow of the Royal Society F.ENG. CENG. F i MECH E. WRAY, British professor of engineering design. Medal, Textile Institute; Award and Meda
Background
WRAY, Gordon Richard. EUR.ING. Philosophy Doctor. Distinguished Service Cross. Fellow of the Royal Society F.ENG. CENG. F i MECH E. was born on January 30, 1928 in Famworth, Lancashire.
Son of Joseph Wray and Letitia Wray (nee Jones).
Education
Bolton Technology College, and University of Manchester.
Career
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Bolton Technology College 1953. Lecturer in Textile Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 1955. Reader in Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University 70, Professor, and Head of Department 1970-1988.
Fellowship of Engineering Professor, in the Principles of Engineering Design and Director Engineering Design Institute, Loughborough University of Technology since 1988.
Chairman Judging Panel for William Lee Quater Centenary Technology. Lecturer to British Association Annual Meeting 1980.
First recipient of title "European Engineer’ (European. Ing.), Paris 1987; Thomas Hawksley Lecturer, Institute of Mechanics
Engineering 1989; Honorary.
Membership
Department, of Industry Chief Scientist’s Requirements Board 1974-1975, SEFI Committee on Innovation, Brussels 1980-1982, Royal Society Working Group on Agricultural Engineering 1981-1982, Royal Society Sectional Committee 4(1) 1985-1989, Committee of the Engineering professors Conference 1985-1986, Council, I.Mech.E. 67. Institute of Engineering Designers 1990.
Connections
Married Kathleen Senior in 1954.