4 The candidate
15. Professor Michael Sterling is an engineer by
background. His professional qualifications are listed at Annex
D of Appendix 1. He has recently retired as Vice-Chancellor of
Birmingham University and was previously Vice Chancellor of Brunel
University (1990-2001). His earlier career was at the University
of Durham and the University of Sheffield. He has been a member
of the Council for Science and Technology since 2004 and is Chair
of its energy and water subgroups. He is a Board member of Advantage
West Midlands Regional Development Agency. He was Chair of the
Russell Group of the leading research-intensive universities in
the UK from 2003 to 2006. He was a member of the Council of the
Royal Academy of Engineering from 2005-08 and was President of
the Institute of Electrical Engineers from 2002-03.[29]
16. Professor Sterling's full CV is attached as Annex
D to Appendix 1.
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