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Roger Ainsworth
Roger Ainsworth
Born	Roger William Ainsworth; 17 November 1951
Died	23 February 2019 (aged 67)
Education	Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford
	Scientific career
Fields	Engineering Science
Institutions	St Catherine's College, Oxford

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Roger William Ainsworth (17 November 1951 – 23 February 2019)^[1] was Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford and Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, England.^[2]

Education[edit]

Ainsworth was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. After an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce Aeroengines, he studied at Jesus College, Oxford and was awarded a First Class BA in 1973, and became Doctor of Philosophy in 1976.^[3]

Industry and academic career[edit]

Ainsworth then worked in industry, initially for Rolls-Royce and later for the Atomic Energy Research Establishment.^[4] He returned to Oxford in 1985 as a Tutorial Fellow of St Catherine's College and, from 1998, as Professor of Engineering Science. He was elected Master of St Catherine's in 2002, a role he continued until his death. He was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University from 2003 onwards. In the academic year 1998/99 he served as Senior Proctor. He also served as chair of the board of the Department for Continuing Education.^[5]

Appointments and accolades[edit]

Among his other appointments Ainsworth was a visiting professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He was a member of the Science Review Panel which advised the Irish Government on the funding of universities; a technical evaluator for the NATO Advisory Group for Research and Development; an advisor to Oxford Catalysts Group plc;^[4] a member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; a member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; a member of the Oxford Philomusica Advisory Council;^[6] Chairman of the Hinksey Fields Protection Group;^[7] Chairman of the Broad Street Plan Group of the Oxford Preservation Trust;^[7] and a trustee of the Oxford School of Drama.^[8]

He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by HM The Queen of Denmark in recognition of his promotion of the work of Arne Jacobsen, the Danish architect who designed St Catherine's. He was unable to attend the ceremony at the Danish Embassy and instead the honour was presented to him by the Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Tom Risdahl Jensen, during a college feast.^[9]^[5]

In 2002, he became an Honorary Fellow of his alma mater, Jesus College, University of Oxford. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, elected in 2004 in recognition of his work in the field of jet engine research. In 2017, he became a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, a distinction which acknowledged his academic excellence in the subject of mechanical engineering.^[5]

He was chairman of the Governors at Dragon School and a former governor (and vice-chairman) of Abingdon School and was awarded an Honorary Old Abingdonian status.^[10]

Personal life[edit]

He married Sarah Ainsworth in 1978, with whom he had three children. He died of cancer on 23 February 2019.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Roger Ainsworth (1951-2019)". St Catherine's College. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ "Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford". St Catherine's College. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006.
^ "The year's review, Heads of Houses" (PDF). University of Oxford. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
^ ^a ^b "PROFESSOR ROGER AINSWORTH, ADVISOR". Oxford Catalysts. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tribute to Professor Roger Ainsworth". University of Oxford. 25 February 2019.
^ "Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Advisory Council". Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
^ ^a ^b "Oxford Preservation Trust receives a generous donation from Hinksey Fields Protection Group to further its work". Oxford Preservation Trust. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
^ "The Oxford School of Drama Trustees:". Oxford School of Drama. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007.
^ "Danish Knighthoods Bestowed on Britons, Embassy of Denmark, London (14 February 2007)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
^ "Announcement from the Chairman of Governors of Dragon School - Professor Roger Ainsworth". Dragon School, Oxford.

[1] "Roger Ainsworth (1951-2019)". St Catherine's College. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[2] "Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford". St Catherine's College. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006.

[3] "The year's review, Heads of Houses" (PDF). University of Oxford. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.

[OC-4] "PROFESSOR ROGER AINSWORTH, ADVISOR". Oxford Catalysts. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007.

[UOO-5] "Tribute to Professor Roger Ainsworth". University of Oxford. 25 February 2019.

[6] "Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Advisory Council". Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.

[OPT-7] "Oxford Preservation Trust receives a generous donation from Hinksey Fields Protection Group to further its work". Oxford Preservation Trust. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.

[8] "The Oxford School of Drama Trustees:". Oxford School of Drama. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007.

[9] "Danish Knighthoods Bestowed on Britons, Embassy of Denmark, London (14 February 2007)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.

[10] "Announcement from the Chairman of Governors of Dragon School - Professor Roger Ainsworth". Dragon School, Oxford.

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-'''Roger William Ainsworth''' (17 November 1951 - 23 February 2019) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/roger-ainsworth/|title=Roger Ainsworth (1951-2019)|date=2019-02-25|website=St Catherine's College|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref>) was [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford]] and Professor of [[Engineering Science]] at the [[University of Oxford]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926163108/https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/academic_staff_pages/ainsworth_roger.htm|title=Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford|publisher=St Catherine's College}}</ref>
+'''Roger William Ainsworth''' (17 November 1951 – 23 February 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/roger-ainsworth/|title=Roger Ainsworth (1951-2019)|date=25 February 2019|website=St Catherine's College|language=en-US|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> was [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford]] and Professor of [[Engineering Science]] at the [[University of Oxford]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/academic_staff_pages/ainsworth_roger.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926163108/https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/academic_staff_pages/ainsworth_roger.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-09-26|title=Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford|publisher=St Catherine's College}}</ref>
 ==Education==
-Ainsworth was educated at [[Lancaster Royal Grammar School]]. After an apprenticeship at [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce Aeroengines]], he studied at [[Jesus College, Oxford]] and was awarded a First Class [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1973, and became [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in 1976.
+Ainsworth was educated at [[Lancaster Royal Grammar School]]. After an apprenticeship at [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce Aeroengines]], he studied at [[Jesus College, Oxford]] and was awarded a First Class [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1973, and became [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/publicaffairs/pubs/annualreview/ar02/pdf/12.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926054201/http://www.ox.ac.uk/publicaffairs/pubs/annualreview/ar02/pdf/12.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-09-26|title=''The year's review'', Heads of Houses|publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref>
-==Industry and Academic Career==
+==Industry and academic career==
-Dr. Ainsworth then worked in industry, initially for [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] and later for the [[Atomic Energy Research Establishment]]. <ref name=OC>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205150333/http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/about/prfRogerAinsworth.asp|title=PROFESSOR ROGER AINSWORTH, ADVISOR|publisher=Oxford Catalysts}}</ref> He returned to [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] in 1985 as a [[Oxbridge Fellow|tutorial Fellow]] of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]] and, from 1998, as Professor of Engineering Science. He was elected Master of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's]] in 2002, a role he continued until his death. He was a [[Pro-Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Oxford|University]]. In the academic year 1998/99 he served as [[Proctor of the University of Oxford|Senior Proctor]]. He also served as Chair of the Board of the [[Oxford University Department for Continuing Education|Department for Continuing Education]].
+Ainsworth then worked in industry, initially for [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] and later for the [[Atomic Energy Research Establishment]].<ref name=OC>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/about/prfRogerAinsworth.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205150333/http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/about/prfRogerAinsworth.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2007|title=PROFESSOR ROGER AINSWORTH, ADVISOR|publisher=Oxford Catalysts}}</ref> He returned to [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] in 1985 as a [[Oxbridge Fellow|Tutorial Fellow]] of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]] and, from 1998, as Professor of Engineering Science. He was elected Master of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's]] in 2002, a role he continued until his death. He was a [[Pro-Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Oxford|University]] from 2003 onwards. In the academic year 1998/99 he served as [[Proctor of the University of Oxford|Senior Proctor]]. He also served as chair of the board of the [[Oxford University Department for Continuing Education|Department for Continuing Education]].<ref name=UOO>{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/staff/news-listing/2019-02-25-tribute-professor-roger-ainsworth|title=Tribute to Professor Roger Ainsworth|publisher=University of Oxford|date=25 February 2019}}</ref>
-==Appointments and Accolades==
+==Appointments and accolades==
-Among his other appointments Ainsworth was a Visiting Professor at the [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]]. He was a member of the Science Review Panel which advised the [[Irish Government]] on the funding of universities; a technical evaluator for the [[NATO]] Advisory Group for Research and Development; an advisor to Oxford Catalysts Group plc;<ref name=OC/> a member of the [[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council]]; a member of the [[British Association for the Advancement of Science]]; a member of the Oxford Philomusica Advisory Council; Chairman of the [[Hinksey|Hinksey Fields Protection Group]]; Chairman of the [[Broad Street, Oxford|Broad Street Plan Group]] of the [[Oxford Preservation Trust]]; a trustee of the Oxford School of Drama.
+Among his other appointments Ainsworth was a visiting professor at the [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]]. He was a member of the Science Review Panel which advised the [[Irish Government]] on the funding of universities; a technical evaluator for the [[NATO]] Advisory Group for Research and Development; an advisor to Oxford Catalysts Group plc;<ref name=OC/> a member of the [[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council]]; a member of the [[British Association for the Advancement of Science]]; a member of the Oxford Philomusica Advisory Council;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oxfordphil.com/who-s-who/trustees|title=Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Advisory Council|publisher=Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra}}</ref> Chairman of the [[Hinksey|Hinksey Fields Protection Group]];<ref name=OPT>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/news/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629223940/http://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/news/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-29|title=Oxford Preservation Trust receives a generous donation from Hinksey Fields Protection Group to further its work|publisher=Oxford Preservation Trust}}</ref> Chairman of the [[Broad Street, Oxford|Broad Street Plan Group]] of the [[Oxford Preservation Trust]];<ref name=OPT/> and a trustee of the Oxford School of Drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxford.drama.ac.uk/contact.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622025947/http://oxford.drama.ac.uk/contact.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-22|title=The Oxford School of Drama Trustees:|publisher=Oxford School of Drama}}</ref>
+He was appointed a [[Order of the Dannebrog|Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog]] by [[Margrethe II of Denmark|HM The Queen of Denmark]] in recognition of his promotion of the work of [[Arne Jacobsen]], the Danish architect who designed [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's]]. He was unable to attend the ceremony at the Danish Embassy and instead the honour was presented to him by the [[Ambassador]], His Excellency Mr Tom Risdahl Jensen, during a college feast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amblondon.um.dk/en/menu/TheEmbassy/News/DanishKnighthoodsBestowedOnBritons.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155348/http://www.amblondon.um.dk/en/menu/TheEmbassy/News/DanishKnighthoodsBestowedOnBritons.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-09-30|title=Danish Knighthoods Bestowed on Britons, ''Embassy of Denmark, London'' (14 February 2007)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark}}</ref><ref name=UOO/>
-He was also a [[Royal Aeronautical Society|Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society]].
+In 2002, he became an [[Honorary Fellow]] of his alma mater, Jesus College, University of Oxford. He was also a [[Royal Aeronautical Society|Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society]], elected in 2004 in recognition of his work in the field of jet engine research. In 2017, he became a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, a distinction which acknowledged his academic excellence in the subject of mechanical engineering.<ref name=UOO/>
-He was appointed a [[Order of the Dannebrog|Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog]] by [[Margrethe II of Denmark|HM The Queen of Denmark]] in recognition of his promotion of the work of [[Arne Jacobsen]], the Danish architect who designed [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's]]. He was unable to attend the ceremony at the Danish Embassy and instead the honour was presented to him by the Ambassador, His Excellency Mr [[Tom Risdahl Jensen]], during a college feast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155348/http://www.amblondon.um.dk/en/menu/TheEmbassy/News/DanishKnighthoodsBestowedOnBritons.htm|title=Danish Knighthoods Bestowed on Britons, ''Embassy of Denmark, London'' (14 February 2007)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark}}</ref>
-He was Chairman of the Governors at Dragon School and a former Governor of [[Abingdon School]] and was awarded an Honorary [[List of Old Abingdonians|Old Abingdonian]] status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dragonschool.org/community/od-news/1129-external-school-news/1444-announcement-from-the-chairman-of-governors.html|title=Announcement from the Chairman of Governors of Dragon School - Professor Roger Ainsworth|publisher=Dragon School, Oxford}}</ref>
+He was chairman of the Governors at Dragon School and a former governor (and vice-chairman) of [[Abingdon School]] and was awarded an Honorary [[List of Old Abingdonians|Old Abingdonian]] status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dragonschool.org/community/od-news/1129-external-school-news/1444-announcement-from-the-chairman-of-governors.html|title=Announcement from the Chairman of Governors of Dragon School - Professor Roger Ainsworth|publisher=Dragon School, Oxford}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-He married Sarah Ainsworth in 1978, with whom he had three children.
+He married Sarah Ainsworth in 1978, with whom he had three children. He died of [[cancer]] on 23 February 2019.<ref name=UOO/>
 ==See also==
 * [[List of Old Abingdonians]]
-==Sources and further information==
-*[http://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/news_archive_pages/Masters_Danish_Award.htm Danish Honour for the Master]{{dead link|date=June 2015}}
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060926054201/http://www.ox.ac.uk/publicaffairs/pubs/annualreview/ar02/pdf/12.pdf ''The year's review'', Heads of Houses]
-*[http://www.oxfordphil.com/Content%20Page/Board.html Oxford Philomusica People]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629223940/http://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/news/index.php Oxford Preservation Trust News]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060926002510/http://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/archive/fullpage.php?id=65 Oxford Preservation Trust Archive]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070622025947/http://oxford.drama.ac.uk/contact.html Oxford School of Drama]
-*[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=204000 Claire Sanders, 'University grandee reaches for his lawyer', ''Times Higher Education Supplement'' (30 June 2006)]
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