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David Delpy
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David Thomas Delpy
11 August 1948 |
| Education | Heaton Grammar School |
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| Known for | CEO of EPSRC |
| Awards | Doctor of Science |
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| Institutions | University College London |
| Doctoral students | Elizabeth Hillman |
David Thomas Delpy, CBE FRS FMedSci FREng (born 11 August 1948), is a British bioengineer, and Hamamatsu Professor of Medical Photonics, at University College London.
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 and research
Delpy served as Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
As of 2014, he is chairman of the Defence Scientific Advisory Council and a member of the strategic advisory board of the EPSRC's quantum technologies programme.
Awards and honours
Delpy was appointed CBE in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to engineering and scientific research. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1999. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2002.
In 2008 he was awarded the Institute of Physics Rosalind Franklin Medal and Prize.
