Eric Ash
Sir Eric Ash | |
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| Born | 31 January 1928 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 22 August 2021 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University College School |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1986) IET Faraday Medal (1980) Marconi Prize (1984) FRS (1977) FREng (1978) EPS Europhysics Prize (1979) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electronics Surface acoustic waves Acoustic Microscopy |
| Institutions | Imperial College London University College London Stanford University |
| Thesis | Electron interaction effects (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dennis Gabor |
| Doctoral students | Kumar Wickramasinghe Mehrdad Nikoonahad |
| Website | www |
Sir Eric Albert Ash (31 January 1928 – 22 August 2021) was a British electrical engineer, past Rector of Imperial College and President of IEE, UK. He was elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for innovations in optics and acoustics and for leadership in education.