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Richard Charles Darton, (born 1 July 1948Debrett's People of Today
accessed 27 Sep 2010) was Head of the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford from 2004 to 2009. For 2008-2009 he was President of the
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/ref> Darton graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham in 1970, then gained a PhD in 1973 at
Issue 1, Autumn 2001 and in 2004 was appointed Head of the Department of Engineering Science.
Issue 3, Summer 2004 Darton was appointed
Richard Charles Darton, (born 1 July 1948Debrett's People of Todayaccessed 27 Sep 2010) was Head of the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford from 2004 to 2009. For 2008-2009 he was President of the
Institution of Chemical Engineers
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is a global professional engineering institution with over 33,000 members worldwide. It was founded in 1922 and awarded a Royal Charter in 1957.
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.''The Chemical Engineer'' 16 May 2008 A hard act to follow From 1 January 2010 till 31 December 2014 he was President of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering.''The Chemical Engineer'' 19 May 2009 Darton Qualifies for Europewww.efce.infoLeadership
/ref> Darton graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham in 1970, then gained a PhD in 1973 at
Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 650 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to Cambridge University between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the olde ...
, followed by two years of research. He then worked for Shell in the Netherlands. In 1991 he was seconded by the company to set up the first chemical engineering degree course at the University of Oxford, which was recognised by the award of FREng in 2000.''The Chemical Engineer'' 27 July 2000 Six new fellows join the ranks In 2001 he joined Oxford as an academic ( Keble College),Society of Oxford University Engineers NewsIssue 1, Autumn 2001 and in 2004 was appointed Head of the Department of Engineering Science.
Issue 3, Summer 2004 Darton was appointed
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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(OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours
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British chemical engineers British engineering academics Alumni of the University of Birmingham Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Fellows of Keble College, Oxford Living people 1948 births Officers of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering {{UK-engineer-stub
British chemical engineers British engineering academics Alumni of the University of Birmingham Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Fellows of Keble College, Oxford Living people 1948 births Officers of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering {{UK-engineer-stub