Daniel McCaughan

Daniel V. McCaughan OBE is an electronic engineer, executive and researcher.

McCaughan was born in Belfast where he attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast.[1] He proceeded to Queen's University Belfast from which he obtained a BSc (Hons) followed by PhD in physics.[2] In 1992, he was awarded a D.Sc.[3] He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Physicist.[4]

He then worked in a number of electronic engineering businesses conducting research. He was a member of technical staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1968 to 1974 and then became a Senior Principal in the UK Ministry of Defence developing silicon technology. In the 1980s he moved to GEC Marconi and in the 1990s became Chief Scientist in Nortel Technology. McCaughan has been awarded over 20 patents. He has published over 100 academic papers and book chapters on both technical and managerial subjects.[4]

He is a Professorial Fellow at Queen's University Belfast.

Awards

• OBE, for contribution to technology
• Fellow, Institute of Physics
• Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Fellow, Institution of Engineers of Ireland
• Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
• Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[5]
• Fellow, Irish Academy of Engineering[4]

References

1. "Past Pupils - St. Mary's 1950s". Edmund Rice Schools Trust NI. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
2. McCaughan, Daniel (1968). The collision of ions with metal surfaces in a system capable of ultra high vacuum conditions. Belfast: Queen's University.
3. McCaughan, Daniel (1992). Studies in semiconductor science and technology. Belfast: Queen's University.
4. "Daniel V McCaughan". McCaughan Associates. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
5. "Professor Daniel McCaughan". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 9 March 2022.