David Ewins

Professor
David Ewins
FRS FREng FIMechE
Professor of Vibration Engineering, University of Bristol
In office
2007–2015
Professor of Vibration Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine/Imperial College London
In office
1983–2013
Personal details
Born
David John Ewins

25 March 1942
Died25 January 2023(2023-01-25) (aged 80)

David John Ewins FRS[1] (25 March 1942 – 25 January 2023) was a British mechanical engineer. He was Director of the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering (BLADE) at University of Bristol from 2007 to 2015.[2]

Life and career

Ewins studied mechanical engineering at Imperial College London, and studied for a PhD at the University of Cambridge.[citation needed][when?] He was Professor of Vibration Engineering at Imperial College London.[3]

Ewins was acting director of the AgustaWestland UTC.[4]

Ewins was appointed a Fellow[5] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[6] and Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006.[7]

Ewins was appointed a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2014.[8]

Ewins died on 25 January 2023, at the age of 80.[9]

References

  1. ^ Cawley FRS, Peter (2024). "David J. Ewins. 25 March 1942—25 January 2023". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 77.
  2. ^ "Our People".
  3. ^ "Home - Professor David Ewins".
  4. ^ "Our People".
  5. ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  7. ^ "David Ewins". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". sem.org. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Prof David John Twins FRS". The Times. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.