Mark Smith (academic)
Professor Mark Smith FInstP | |
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6th Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University | |
Assumed office 1 January 2012 | |
Preceded by | Paul Wellings |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Warwick | |
In office 1 May 2010 – 31 December 2011 | |
Succeeded by | Koen Lamberts |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Edmund Smith |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Awards | Fellow of the Institute of Physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Materials physics |
Institutions |
CSIRO University of Kent University of Warwick Lancaster University |
Alma mater |
Churchill College, Cambridge University of Warwick |
Mark Edmund Smith, FInstP is a British physicist, academic, and academic administrator. He specialises in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and materials physics.[1][2] Since January 2012, he has been Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.[3] He is also Professor of Solid State NMR in Lancaster's Department of Chemistry.[4] He previously lectured at the University of Kent and the University of Warwick.[5]
Early life and education
Smith was born and brought up in Suffolk, England.[6] studied natural sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[2] He undertook postgraduate research in physics at the University of Warwick, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.[5]
Career
Early career
Smith began his career as an application scientist and worked for Bruker Analytische Messtechnik (part of the Bruker Corporation) in Germany.[5] He then worked as a research scientist in the Division of Materials Science at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia.[6]
Academic career
In 1992, Smith returned to England and began his academic career, having been appointed a lecturer at the University of Kent.[2] He was later promoted to reader in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance.[6]
In 1998, Smith moved to the University of Warwick where he had been appointed a reader in its Department of Physics.[1][4] He was later promoted to Professor of Physics.[6] He was appointed Chair of the Faculty of Science in 2005 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research in 2007.[2] On 1 May 2010, he was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC), making him the second most senior academic at the University of Warwick.[7] As DVC, he deputised for the Vice-Chancellor of the university when needed, and was in charge of all academic resourcing issues (with a budget of £240 million), of human resources and of the university's capital program.[4][7]
On 5 August 2011, Smith was announced as the next Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.[3] He took up the post on 1 January 2012, becoming the university's sixth Vice Chancellor since it was established.[3][4][6] He was also appointed Professor of Solid State NMR in the Department of Chemistry.[4] He was paid £271,000 in 2012/13 academic year and £281,000 in 2013/14 academic year.[8]
Outside of his university work, Smith has held a number of appointments. In 2012 and 2013, he chaired a review into the content of A-Levels.[9] From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015, he was a member of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.[5] In December 2014, he became a trustee of Jisc (previously called the Joint Information Systems Committee).[10] As of March 2015, he is the Chair of the Board of the Higher Education Careers Service Unit.[11]
Honours
Smith is an elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP).[2]
References
- 1 2 "Prof. Mark E. Smith". Department of Physics. University of Warwick. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Vice Chancellor". Officers of the University. Lancaster University. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Lancaster appoints Professor Mark Smith as new Vice-Chancellor". News Archive. Lancaster University. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Mark Smith". Department of Chemistry. Lancaster University. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Professor Mark Smith". Council members. Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Mark E. Smith". Biographies. N8 Research Partnership. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Professor Mark Smith". insite. University of Warwick. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "University head under fire for flights bill". Lancaster Guardian. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mark E Smith". Council of Trustees. AQA. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "New trustees to join Jisc's board". Jisc. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "HECSU Board". Higher Education Careers Service Unit. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by Paul Wellings |
Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University 2012 to present |
Incumbent |