Geoffrey Sims

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Professor Geoffrey Donald Sims OBE (born 13 December 1926) was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield from 1974 to 1991.

Life

Sims was born 13 December 1926 in London. He studied at Imperial College, London, gaining a BSc in physics in 1947 and in mathematics in 1948; an MSc in mathematics in 1950 and a PhD in physics in 1954.^[1] He worked for General Electric Company from 1948 to 1954 then the Atomic Energy Authority until 1956 when he joined the academic staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Southampton University, becoming a professor and head of the Department of Electronics at the same university,^[1] a position he held from 1963 to 1974.^[2]

Honours

He was awarded an OBE in 1971.^[3] He was made a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering in 1980.^[4] He was awarded the honorary degree of LLD of the University of Sheffield in 1991.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 IEEE Transactions on Education, March 1968 page 83
↑ The University of Southampton: An Illustrated History, published 2002 History of ECS
↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 1st January 1971, page 11
↑ Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship List
↑ Sheffield Honorary Graduates

Academic offices
Preceded by Hugh Robson	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield 1974–1991	Succeeded by Gareth Roberts

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Name	Sims, Geoffrey
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Short description	British academic
Date of birth	13 December 1926
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