John Vincent McCanny

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Sir John McCanny (left) and Sally Wheeler during their ennoblement on June 16, 2017

John Vincent McCanny (born June 25, 1952 ) is the Regius Professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering at Queen's University Belfast . There he is director of the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology .

Career

After a BSc from the University of Manchester (1973), McCanny moved to the University of Ulster , where he received his PhD in solid-state physics in 1978 . In 1998 a D.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University. It was McCanny's idea to set up the Institute for Electronics Communication and Information Technology (ECIT) in Northern Ireland, a £ 40m funded institute. From 1979 to 1984 he worked in Malvern in the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment , now QinetiQ, as Principal Scientific Officer. In 1984 he moved to Queens University, which in 1984 was one of the best universities in the British Isles in the field of electrical engineering. In 1988 he became the UK's youngest professor of electrical engineering. He used his immense experience in digital signal processing in his work and research.

In addition to teaching and researching at the university, McCanny also serves as Chief Technology Officer of Amphion Semiconductor Inc., a company that McCanny was one of the founders in 1994. He also works in the same role for Integrated Silicon Systems. He is a board member of various companies. Because of his experience, McCanny led various working groups at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

honors and awards

McCanny has been a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering since 1995 . In 1996 McCanny was awarded the British Academy Silver Medal for "Outstanding and Demonstrated Personal Contributions" that made Britain a leader in digital signal processing. In 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the IEEE. In 2000 he became a member of the Royal Irish Academy . In 2002 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society . In 2003 the Royal Dublin Society awarded him the Boyle Medal. In 2004 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 2006, the Faraday Medal of the Institution of Engineering and Technology followed . In 2011 the Cunningham Medal of the Royal Irish Academy followed. In 2017 Queen Elizabeth II raised McCanny to the nobility for his achievements and services in academic teaching and economic development .

bibliography

items

  • John Vincent McCanny, RB Murray: The band structures of gallium and indium selenide . In: Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics. 1977, No. 10, 1977, pp. 1211-1222, doi: 10.1088 / 0022-3719 / 10/8/022

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Boyle Medal Laureates Royal Dublin Society
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Executive Profile: John Vincent McCanny CBE FRS FREng. Director, Titan IC Systems Ltd. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f John McCanny. Biography. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ unknown: List of Fellows. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Prof. John McCanny, CBE, FRS, FREng Authorized Biography | Debrett's People of Today
  6. ↑ Members: John Vincent McCanny. Royal Irish Academy, accessed May 10, 2019 .
  7. ^ Fellows of the Royal Society . Royal Society. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  8. ^ Royal Irish Academy | News Archive | Cunningham Medal Awarded to Professor John V. McCanny, MRIA ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ria.ie
  9. ↑ unknown: New Year's List. Supplement. In: The London Gazette. December 31, 2016, p. 2 , accessed April 16, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME McCanny, John Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCanny, J .; McCanny, John V .; McCanny, JV
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English engineer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1952