David Mba
{{short description|British academic}}
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| birth_name = David Uzochukwesi Mba
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| fields = Machine Condition Monitoring{{Google scholar id}}
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De Montfort University
London South Bank University
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| alma_mater = University of Hertfordshire (BSc)
Cranfield University (PhD)
| thesis_title = Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves
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| thesis_year = 1998
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| academic_advisors = R. H. Bannister
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David Mba is the vice chancellor of Birmingham City University, UK{{Cite web |title=BCU Appoints new VC |url=https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/university-appoints-new-vice-chancellor |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=BCU.AC.UK}}[https://www.bcu.ac.uk/about-us/corporate-information/directorate]. He was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Ludwig Mond Prize in 2010 for his contributions to the chemical industry.{{Cite web |last=University |first=London South Bank |date=2014-12-05 |title=London South Bank University welcomes Professor David Mba as new Dean of School of Engineering |url=https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/london-south-bank-university-welcomes-professor-david-mba-new-dean-school-engineering |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=London South Bank University |language=English}} He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK).{{Cite web|title=David Mba, De Montfort University: Profile and Biography|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/21090412|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en}}
Education
Mba studied aerospace engineering at the University of Hertfordshire. He joined Cranfield University for his doctoral studies where he was awarded a PhD in 1998 for research supervised by R. H. Bannister.{{cite thesis|first=David Uzo|last=Mba|degree=PhD|publisher=Cranfield University|year=1998|title=Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves |url=https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/49468766?style=html|id={{copac|49468766}}}}{{cite journal|last1=Mba|first1=D|last2=Bannister|first2=R H|last3=Findlay|first3=G E|title=Condition monitoring of low-speed rotating machinery using stress waves Part 1|journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering|volume=213|issue=3|year=2005|pages=153–170|issn=0954-4089|doi=10.1243/0954408991529906|s2cid=132232598}}
Career and research
Mba was awarded the Lord King Norton Gold medal for his thesis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/university-governance/executive-board/professor-david-mba.aspx|title=Professor David Mba|website=dmu.ac.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-22}} He joined Cranfield University as a lecturer in 2001. Here he led Turbo-machinery group.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/london-south-bank-university-welcomes-professor-david-mba-new-dean-school-engineering|title=London South Bank University welcomes Professor David Mba as new Dean of School of Engineering|last=University|first=London South Bank|website=lsbu.ac.uk|date=5 December 2014 |language=English|access-date=2018-11-22}} Mba was made the Dean of School of Engineering at London South Bank University in 2014. He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). He collaborated with AFBE-UK to try and improve the representation of black and minority ethnic engineers London South Bank University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/bme-under-representation|title=Research highlights imbalance of BME engineering professionals|last=University|first=London South Bank|website=lsbu.ac.uk|date=10 October 2016 |language=English|access-date=2018-11-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://afbe.org.uk/news/transition|title=Home - Association For BME Engineers (AFBE-UK)|website=afbe.org.uk|access-date=2018-11-22}} He was made the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Computing and Engineering at De Montfort University in August 2017. He works on the gearbox of helicopters and ways to monitor their health.{{Cite web|url=http://www.phm2018.org/keynote_speakers.html|title=PHM-Chongqing|website=phm2018.org|access-date=2018-11-22}}{{cite journal|last1=Al-Ghamd|first1=Abdullah M.|last2=Mba|first2=David|title=A comparative experimental study on the use of acoustic emission and vibration analysis for bearing defect identification and estimation of defect size|journal=Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing|volume=20|issue=7|year=2006|pages=1537–1571|issn=0888-3270|doi=10.1016/j.ymssp.2004.10.013|bibcode=2006MSSP...20.1537A |hdl=1826/899|hdl-access=free}}{{cite journal|last1=Mba|first1=D.|title=Development of Acoustic Emission Technology for Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis of Rotating Machines: Bearings, Pumps, Gearboxes, Engines, and Rotating Structures|journal=The Shock and Vibration Digest|volume=38|issue=1|year=2006|pages=3–16|issn=0583-1024|doi=10.1177/0583102405059054|doi-broken-date=1 November 2024 |hdl=1826/1029|s2cid=56404430 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265599098 |hdl-access=free}} On the 18 July 2023, Birmingham City University announced Mba's appointment as new Vice-Chancellor, replacing Philip Plowden{{Cite web |title=University appoints new Vice-Chancellor |url=https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/university-appoints-new-vice-chancellor |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Birmingham City University |language=en-GB}}
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Category:British aerospace engineers
Category:Alumni of Cranfield University