Martin Lowson

Martin Lowson
Born	Martin Vincent Lowson 5 January 1938 Totteridge, England
Died	15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 75)
Occupation	Engineer

Professor Martin Lowson (5 January 1938 – 14 June 2013) was an aeronautical engineer. He held a number of senior academic appointments in UK and US universities, was a co-patentee of the BERP helicopter rotor system, and also made a significant contribution to the development of personal rapid transport systems.

Biography

Martin Vincent Lowson[1] was born in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, on 5 January 1938.[2]

He attended The King's School in Worcester, after which he became an apprentice with Vickers-Armstrong.[3] Lowson gained a PhD in 1963,[2] after which he spent a year in the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research, where he worked on aero-acoustics.[1] In this year he produced a number of important papers on noise generation which are still regarded as fundamental in the field as of 2013^[update].[4]

Lowson married Ann Pennicutt in 1961.[5] They had two children, Sarah and Jonathan.[1] Lowson's interests included squash and bluegrass music.[5]

Lowson died of a stroke[6] on 14 June 2013, at the age of 75.[2]

Honours and awards

• Royal Aeronautical Society Award for contributions to world’s first man powered flight 1961
• Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America 1969
• Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering 1991
• Busk Prize of Royal Aeronautical Society for best paper in Aerodynamics 1992.
• Queens Award for Technology received by Westland Team for BERP blade 1994
• Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1995
• British Wind Energy Association Award for Research 1997
• Altran Prize for Innovations to improve urban quality of life 2001
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport 2003
• Viva Award for Transport Innovation from Worshipful Company of Carmen 2010

Sources:[1][3]

References

1. "Professor Martin Lowson, 1938-2013". University of Bristol. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
2. "Obituary, Professor Martin Lowson". The Times. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
3. "Martin Lowson". University of Southampton. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
4. "Obituary - Martin Lowson". Times Higher Education (THE). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. Who's Who 2013. A&C Black of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
6. "Martin Lowson, Inventor, Entrepreneur and Friend". PRT Consulting. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.