Julia Elizabeth King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge (born 11 July 1954) is a British engineer and a

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member of the

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, where she chairs the

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. She is the incumbent chair of the

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and the

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, and was the vice-chancellor of

Aston University Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston''. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first ...

from 2006 to 2016.Julia King

Education

Julia King at the CBI Climate Change Summit 2008

King was born in London on 11 July 1954.Debrett's People of Today
Julia King She was educated at Godolphin and Latymer Girls' School and

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, and graduated from the

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with a first degree in

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in 1975,''The Engineer''
Aston Vice-Chancellor Julia King followed by a

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fracture mechanics Fracture mechanics is the field of mechanics concerned with the study of the propagation of cracks in materials. It uses methods of analytical solid mechanics to calculate the driving force on a crack and those of experimental solid mechanics ...

in 1978.

Career

King continued at Cambridge as a Rolls-Royce research fellow for 2 years before taking a post as a lecturer at the

University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

from 1980 to 1987. In 1987 she became the first

Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering. The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senior ...

senior research fellow. She then returned to Cambridge, holding a series of research and teaching positions from 1987 to 1994. In 1994 she moved to

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, where she held a number of senior positions, including head of materials, managing director of fan systems and engineering director of the marine business. She was appointed chief executive of the

Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application. It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physic ...

in September 2002. From September 2004 to December 2006 she was principal of the Engineering Faculty at

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

, after which she joined

as vice-chancellor, where she served until September 2016, when she was succeeded by Alec Cameron. King was appointed as chair of STEM Learning Ltd in September 2016. King has held a number of senior public appointments and works closely with Government on education and technology issues. She is a member of the

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, the

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, is the UK's Low Carbon Business Ambassador and was previously a non-executive Director of the

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. She was an inaugural member of the Governing Board of the

European Institute of Innovation and Technology The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union with juridical personality, established in 2008 intended to strengthen Europe's ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part of Horizon ...

and is a former member of the

World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...

Automotive Council. She was a board member of the Engineering and Technology Board (now

EngineeringUK EngineeringUK is an independent, not-for-profit organisation. Its stated purpose is to promote the contribution that engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, analyze, build and t ...

) from 2004 to 2008 and led a

Working Party on "Educating Engineers for the 21st Century" which published its final report in June 2007. King has advised the Ministry of Defence as Chair of the Defence Science Advisory Council and the Cabinet Office as a member of the National Security Forum. She was also a non-executive member of the Technology Strategy Board for five years. She was a non-executive Director of

Angel Trains Angel Trains is a British rolling stock company (ROSCO). Together with Eversholt Rail Group and Porterbrook, it is one of the three original ROSCOs. Angel Trains was established in March 1994 as part of the privatisation of British Rail. In ...

and is a non-executive director of the

Green Investment Bank Green Investment Group Limited (GIG) is a specialist in green infrastructure principal investment, project delivery and the management of portfolio assets, and related services. The business was launched initially by the UK government in 2012 a ...

. She was a member of the

Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) is one of 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships set up by Government to drive economic development in England. Established in May 2011, the LEP covers the geographical boundaries o ...

, the

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences, mainly to univers ...

, and the Board of

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, chairing its Innovation and Growth Policy Network. King was appointed by

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, the then

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, in March 2007 to lead the King Review to examine the vehicle and fuel technologies that, over the next 25 years, could help to reduce carbon emissions from road transport.Julia King career biography
The interim analytical report was published in October 2007, and the final recommendations in March 2008. She has published over 160 papers on fatigue and fracture in structural materials and developments in aerospace and marine propulsion technology, and has been awarded the Grunfeld, John Collier, Lunar Society, Constance Tipper, Bengough and Kelvin medals as well as the Erna Hamburger Prize and the 2012 President's Prize of the Engineering Professors' Council.

Honours and awards

In 1997 she was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) is an award and fellowship for engineers who are recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering as being the best and brightest engineers, inventors and technologists in the UK and from aroun ...

(FREng) and was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) for services to materials engineering in the

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. She is a Liveryman of the

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, an Honorary Graduate of

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, the

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,Falklands War veteran Simon Weston, author and screenwriter Professor Jeanette Winterson and scientist and academic leader Professor Dame Julia King will be awarded honorary degrees at The University of Manchester
University of Manchester 2014-10-22 the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

and an Honorary Fellow of

Murray Edwards College, Cambridge Murray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1954 as New Hall. In 2008, following a donation of £30 million by alumna Ros Edwards and her husband Steve, it was renamed Murray Edwar ...

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and of the Institutions of Engineering and Technology, the Society for the Environment and the British Science Association. In 2006 she presented the

Higginson Lecture The Higginson Lecture is an annual lecture organised by and held at Durham University. The series was set up in recognition of Sir Gordon Higginson. Each year a leading engineer is selected to make a presentation, from their own perspective, on a t ...

. On 5 May 2010, she discussed the challenges and opportunities that surround low-carbon transport when she delivered the

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6th John Collier memorial lecture.''The Chemical Engineer'', June 2010 page 24IChemE news 7 May 2010
She is the UK government's low carbon business ambassador. She has been named as an Inspiring Woman Engineer by the Royal Academy of Engineering She was promoted to

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(DBE) in the

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programme

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Personal life

King is married to Colin William Brown, Chief Executive Officer at the

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References

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