Robert Mair, Baron Mair
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Robert James Mair, Baron Mair, CBE, FRS, FICE, FREng (born 20 April 1950) is a geotechnical engineer and Emeritus Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering and director of research at the University of Cambridge.[1] He is Head of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC).[2] He was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, from 2001 to 2011 and a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1998 to 2001.[3][4][5] In 2014 he was elected a vice president of the Institution of Civil Engineers and on 1 November 2017 became the Institution's president for 2017–18, its 200th anniversary year.[6][7] He was appointed an independent crossbencher in the House of Lords in 2015 and is currently a member of its Select Committee on Science and Technology.[8]
The Lord Mair | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 29 October 2015 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-04-20) 20 April 1950 (age 74) |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
Known for | Jubilee Line Extension |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Website | www |