Born:
3rd July 1943 in London, England
King's College School, Wimbledon and the University of Birmingham, UK Qualifications:
BSc and PhD in Physical Metallurgy, DSc in Metallurgy and Materials (Birmingham), FIM, FInstP, C Eng, C Phys, FRSA, FREng Prizes:
Médaille Bastien Guillet, Société Francais de Métallurgie & Matériaux, 2003
Platinum Medal, Institute of Materials, 2000
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas Medal and Prize, in recognition of personal achievement expressed through a body of literature, Institute of Metals, 1991
Employment History:
Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Department of Metallurgy & Materials
Technology, University of Surrey
Reader in Microstructural Science, University of Surrey
Professor in Microstructural Science, University of Surrey until 31/12/89
Current Posts at The University of Liverpool:
- Henry Bell Wortley Professor of Materials Engineering, 1990-
- Director of the MATTER educational software project
- Director of the UK Centre for Materials Education (part of the Higher Education Academy)
These are some of the many posts Peter has held (in some cases still holds) over the last few years:
- Head of the Department of Engineering 2002-2004
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool with responsibility for Information Services, 1998-2001
- Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, 1995-98
- Head of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, 1990-94
- Director of the SuperSTEM project at Daresbury laboratory
- Visiting Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 1975
- Nuffield Foundation Science Research Fellow, 1980
- IBM Visiting Faculty Professor 1981
- Director of Microstructural Studies Unit, University of Surrey
- Chairman of the Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group (EMAG) Committee of the Institute of Physics (1986-88)
- Distinguished Guest Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA (1989)
- Chairman of the British Joint Committee on Electron Microscopy (BJCEM) (1986-89)
- SERC Electronic Materials Committee (1992-94)
- UFC/HEFCE Research Assessment Panel for Metallurgy and Materials (1992, 1996, Chair in 2008)
- Chairman, Standing Committee of UK Heads of Materials Departments (1992-4)
- President, Liverpool Materials Society (1993-4)
- EPSRC, Member of Functional Materials College (1995-present)
- President of the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) (1994-6)
- President of the Sterling Group of Universities
- Member of Executive Committee, Confederation of European Microscopy Societies (1995-1998)
- International Scientific Committee, International Microscopy Congresses in York (1988), Spain (1992), Dublin (1996), Mexico (1998)
- Materials Editor of the Journal of Microscopy (until 2005)
- External Examiner for undergraduate or postgraduate courses at Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Oxford Universities
- Council Member of the International Council for Materials Education
- Council and Board member of the Higher Education Academy (2004- )
Other interests
Despite his passionate and tireless commitment to a number of academic causes (yes, that was irony) Peter Goodhew also has a life. Some aspects of it are to be found here.