Sarah Spurgeon
Sarah Spurgeon | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Katherine Spurgeon | |
| Born | 4 December, 1963 Wolverhampton |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Known for | Control Engineering |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University College London University of Kent Loughborough University University of Leicester |
Sarah Katherine Spurgeon OBE FREng (born 4 December, 1963) is the Head of Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London. She serves as President of the Engineering Professors Council. She has previously served as Head of the Department of Engineering at both the University of Leicester and University of Kent.
Early life and education
Spurgeon was born in Wolverhampton. She is the daughter of Michael and Sheila Mudge.[1] She attended Ounsdale High School. She studied mathematics at the University of York, and earned her Bachelor's degree in 1985. After completing her degree she moved to the Department of Engineering, where she completed a PhD in engineering in 1988. After completing her studies Spurgeon first moved to Loughborough University, where she worked as a lecturer, before joining the University of Leicesterin 1991.
Research and career
Spurgeon is a control engineer. She works to optimise different systems, including aeroplanes, cars, robots and healthcare. Her contributions to control engineering include sliding mode control and variable structure control.[2] When setting up a control problem there are mismatches between the plant and model used for control design. Spurgeon's sliding mode control theory produces controllers that overcome these discrepancies.[3]
Academic service
In 2006 Spurgeon was Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester. She moved to the University of Kent in 2008, where she was made Head of the School of Engineering and Digital Arts. In 2011 she was appointed the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Distinguished Lecturer for the Controlled Systems Society. She served as Vice Chair of the International Federation of Automatic Control from 2014 to 2017.[4] During this time she also chaired the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Award panel.[5][6] In 2015 she was elected President of the Institute of Measurement and Control.[4] In 2016 she joined University College London as Head of Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. She serves as the President of the Engineering Professor's Council. She is a member of the Royal Society International Exchanges Committee, who make decisions on international exchange programs including the Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation International Exchange Award and the Royal Society of Chemistry Exchange Award.[7] As of 2019 she serves on the board of EngineeringUK and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.[8][9] She serves on the advisory team of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.[10] She has been involved in the promotion of women in engineering with the Royal Academy of Engineering.[11]
Awards and honours
Her awards and honours include;
- 2000 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Millenium Medal[12]
- 2004 Elected Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control[13]
- 2010 Institute of Measurement and Control Honeywell International Medal
- 2008 Elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2015 Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours[14]
Selected publications
Her publications include;
- Spurgeon, Sarah (2016). Variable Structure Control of Complex Systems: Analysis and Design. Springer. ISBN 9783319489629.
- Spurgeon, Sarah (1998). Sliding Mode Control: Theory And Applications. CRC Press.
- Spurgeon, Sarah (2000). "Sliding mode observers for fault detection and isolation". Automatica. 36: 541–553.
- Spurgeon, Sarah (1993). "On the development of discontinuous observers". International Journal of Control. 59: 1211–1229.
Personal life
Spurgeon is married to Christopher Thomas Spurgeon.[1] Together they have two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Spurgeon, Prof. Sarah Katherine, (born 4 Dec. 1963), Professor of Control Engineering, and Head, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, since 2016 | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-249767. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Introduction to Sliding Mode Control - Lecture by Sarah K Spurgeon, retrieved 2019-08-29
- ^ Edwards, C.; Spurgeon, S. (1998-08-27). Sliding Mode Control: Theory And Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 9780748406012.
- ^ a b "Introducing Professor Sarah Spurgeon, OBE . . . President of the Institute of Measurement and Control 2015–2016". Measurement and Control. 48 (1): 3–3. 2015. doi:10.1177/0020294014567040. ISSN 0020-2940.
- ^ "Watch it Made® Wins Royal Academy of Engineering Funding". Ultra Precision. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering - Ingenious". Jodrell Bank. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Sarah Spurgeon | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Plenary Speakers". eventi.unibo.it. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Defence Scientific Advisory Council (DSAC)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Strategic Advisory Team - EPSRC website". epsrc.ukri.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Celebrating leading women in engineering". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "WES Fellow Professor Sarah Spurgeon Appointed President of Institute of Measurement and Control | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "WES Fellow Professor Sarah Spurgeon Appointed President of Institute of Measurement and Control | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ May 2015, Gary Hughes 11. "Professor receives OBE from HRH the Prince of Wales - University of Kent". The University of Kent. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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