b'Member News July 2022 31ObituariesProfessor John BrownCBE FREng CEng HonFIET July 1923February 2022 John Brown died on 14 February 2022. He was an outstanding engineer who served as President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) from 1979 to 1980.John was educated at theworking alongside hisHis career concluded University of Edinburgh,colleague, Harold Barlow,with six years at Marconi/where he studiedwithin a small departmentGEC, working firstly as mathematics under E.T.and with a close-knit team.Technical Director and then Whittaker. As a brightDirector Universities and student, he was asked toHe was seconded toSchools Liaison. He then take his final exams a yearthe Indian Institution ofspent three years as part-earlythe only studentTechnology New Delhitime Dean of Technology of his year to do soforas Professor of Electricalat Brunel University which he received theEngineering in 1962, openingfrom 1988 until 1991.Napier medal. He thenthe doors for many more went on to study Radaroverseas opportunitiesJohn was a theoretician of Research and Development,and forming a network ofconsiderable repute and where he was drawninternational colleagues.had several publications more and more towardon his research subject electrical engineering.As an electrical engineer, radarsincluding John joined the IEE (nowTelecommunications, 1946; Later, John became athe IET) as a member.Microwave Lenses, 1953; lecturer at Imperial CollegeMost entrants to the IEERadio Surface Waves, 1962; London in 1951 and in 1967,satisfy the educationaland Diffraction Theory he was promoted to Head ofrequirement of obtainingand Antennas, 1980. the Department of Electricalan electrical engineering Engineering. During his timedegree in order toHis work was his life, and his Professor John Brown CBE FREng CEng HonFIET as Head of Department,become a member.daughter, Alison, has fond he introduced a new first- However, due to thismemories of his home study year course specificallyuntraditional route intofloor being covered in papers for the needs of electricalelectrical engineering,of equations and theories. engineering undergraduates.his first involvement with the IEE was aJohn was a longstanding At Imperial College London,direct one, namely as anmember and Honorary he was also a part of theexamination candidateFellow of the IET who Member Governing Body, something he noted inhugely valued his Member Committee onhis Presidents Addressprofessional and academic Academic Relationshipsfor the IEE in 1979. connections. An electrical with Europe and Imperialengineer through and College Engineering Board.After his time as Presidentthrough, he was even very of the IEE, he wasrecently working on a paper During this time, Johnelected President of theabout electromagnetic also became a lecturer atInstitution of Electricalwave theory. University College Londonand Electronics Engineers from 1954 until 1956. John(IEEE) in 1981 and remainedJohn is survived by his always said that the periodPresident until 1985. Insecond wife, Helen, daughter, working here was one of1982 he was awardedAlison, two grandchildren the happiest times of hisa CBE in the Queensand two great grandchildren career; he rememberedNew Year Honours.who he adored.'