Education
He earned a BSc from the University of Manchester in 1973, a PhD in Physics from the University of Ulster in 1978, and a DSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Queen's University Belfast in 1998.Career
John was a professor at Queen's University of Belfast. He was also active in industries. He has co-founded two companies - Amphion Semiconductor Ltd. (acquired by Conexant) and Audio Processing Technology Ltd (acquired by Cambridge Silicon Radio). He is on the board of Titan IC Systems Ltd.Honours and awards
*In 1995 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering *1999 He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. *2002 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society *2003 He won the "Royal Dublin Society, RDS - Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence". *2006 He was awarded the Faraday Medal by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. *2011 He was awarded the Cunningham Medal by the Royal Irish Academy. * 2017 McCanny was Knight Bachelor, knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to higher education and economic development.References
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*http://flaxtrust.com/honourees/ 1952 births Living people Alumni of the University of Manchester Alumni of Ulster University British electronics engineers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Academics of Queen's University Belfast Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow Members of the IEEE Members of the Royal Irish Academy Knights Bachelor {{UK-engineer-stub