Vernon Gibson
Professor Vernon Gibson has been chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Defence since 2012, replacing professor Sir Mark Welland. [1] In this role, he is responsible for ownership of the MOD's science and technology programme, advising ministers and senior officials on science and engineering matters, and working with the wider community of Chief Scientific Advisers on cross departmental matters. [2]
Background
Gibson received his Bachelors degree in Chemistry from the University of Sheffield, followed by a doctorate from the University of Oxford. Following two years as a NATO post-doctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology he returned to the UK to a lectureship at Durham University and was promoted directly to a full Professorship there in 1992.
In 1995 he moved to Imperial College London where he held the Sir Edward Frankland Chair of Inorganic Chemistry. He has received numerous national and international awards and was elected to the Royal Society in 2004.
Before joining MOD, Gibson held the post of Chief Chemist at BP. In this role, he provided leadership to BP’s large technology community and advice to the company on science and technology matters. His remit spanned oil and gas exploration and production, downstream refining and petrochemicals, and the company’s alternative energy businesses. An important part of his role was to maintain connections with world class research through major academic and industrial partners across the globe. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Notes
- ↑ Chemist is new MoD science chief, BBC News, 31 May 2012, accessed 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Professor Vernon Gibson, GOV.uk, accessed 19 October 2016.
