Brian Bowsher
Brian Robert Bowsher OBE FRSC FInstP (born 12 July 1957) is a British chemist, and was the Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) between November 2016 and March 2018. He is also a non-executive member of the board for the Defence Science and Technology Board (Dstl).[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Birmingham. He attended Handsworth Grammar School then Fosters Grammar School (now Foster's School) in Dorset. From the University of Southampton he obtained a BSc degree in Chemistry in 1978 and then received a PhD degree in 1981.
Career
[edit]He was Managing Director of the National Physical Laboratory from 2009 to 2015.[2] From 2002 to 2009 he had various division-head and director roles at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
Personal life
[edit]He married Sally Smith in 1987 and they have one son. He lives in Wareham, Dorset.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dstl announces appointment of new Non-Executive Members". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ↑ "New CEO for National Physical Laboratory : News : News + Events : National Physical Laboratory". npl.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ‘BOWSHER, Brian Robert’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010; online edn, Oct 2010 accessed 28 July 2011
- NPL[link removed]
External links
[edit]- 1957 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Southampton
- British chemists
- Fellows of the Institute of Physics
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Foster's School
- People educated at Handsworth Grammar School
- Scientists from Birmingham, West Midlands
- People from Wareham, Dorset
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Directors of the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)