Mike Glover (engineer)

Mike Glover
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil engineer
Structural engineer
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
Royal Academy of Engineering
Practice nameArup
ProjectsChannel Tunnel Rail Link, HSBC Headquarters, Hong Kong
AwardsIStructE Gold Medal; Frank Whittle Medal; Arup Fellowship

Michael John Glover, OBE, FREng, is a British Engineer and a director of Arup and technical director of 'Rail Link Engineering'.

Career

Hong Kong Headquarters of HSBC Bank

Mike Glover joined Arup as a graduate of the University of Surrey in 1969 and trained as a civil and structural engineer. He worked on Foster and Partners' Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank headquarters in Hong Kong, followed by the design and execution of projects in the oil and gas industry. He subsequently became Technical Director and Deputy Project Director for the £5.8bn high speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), a position he has held throughout its design, construction, commissioning and handover.[1]

Awards

Glover was made a fellow of Arup in 2006, to "recognise the highest design and technical achievements of an Arup person".[2]

Glover was awarded the 2007 Sir Frank Whittle Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering,[3] and the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2008 'for his outstanding contributions to the design and construction of major multi-disciplinary projects, including tall buildings, energy projects and large transportation and infrastructure projects around the world'.[4]

In 2009 Glover was awarded an OBE in the New Year's honours list. This was for services to engineering.[5]

In 2012 Glover was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Surrey[6]

References

  1. ^ Mike Glover (September 2007). "High Speed 1". Ingenia (32). Royal Academy of Engineering.
  2. ^ "Mike Glover, Arup Fellow". Arup. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Arup Fellow awarded the Sir Frank Whittle Medal". Arup. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Channel Tunnel Rail Link engineer receives IStructE's Gold Medal for 2008". Institution of Structural Engineers.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Arup, Arup's Mike Glover honored with OBE". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ "University of Surrey Annual Review 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013.