Jeremy Watson

Watson studied Electronics at the University of London from 1972 - 1974. He was awarded a masters degree in Cybernetics in 1976. In 1982, he completed his PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Sussex, UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-watson-cbe-freng-fiet-6241b726/?originalSubdomain=uk|title=Education history of Jeremy Watson, LINKEDIN}}

Following an early career as an electronics designer and product manager at the Eurotherm group, Watson was BOC [https://www.edwardsvacuum.com/en Edwards] Technology Director, then Arup's Global Research Director and, concurrently Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for the UK Department of Communities and Local Government (now MHCLG).{{cite web|url=https://www.npl.co.uk/people/jeremy-watson|title=Professor Jeremy Watson, National Physical Laboratory}} He later joined the [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/ UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences], initially serving as a Vice-Dean, where he is now Professor of Engineering Systems.{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/jeremy-watson-10820/|title=Jeremy Watson, The Royal Society, UK}} (Emeritus from June 2024.) He works within the department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy ([https://www.ucl.ac.uk/steapp/ STEaPP]). Watson was also, until 08/21 the Chief Scientist & Engineer of [https://bregroup.com/ BRE Group], UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.bre.co.uk/news/BRE-appoints-new-Chief-Scientist-and-Engineer-1016.html|title=BRE appoints new Chief Scientist and Engineer, BRE News}} Until 2023, he was a member of the [https://www.npl.co.uk/ NPL] Science and Technology Advisory Committee, and has been a visiting professor at Aston University, the University of Sussex and the University of Southampton, UK.{{cite web|url=https://energy.soton.ac.uk/jeremy-watson-visiting-professor-has-been-awarded-a-cbe/|title=Jeremy Watson, Visiting Professor, University of Southampton, UK|date=10 July 2013}} Watson was from 2016 - 2024, the Director and Principal Investigator of the EPSRC-funded [https://petras-iot.org/ PETRAS] National Centre of Excellence - a consortium of researchers from 24 universities working on making Internet of Things and Edge systems safe and secure.{{cite web|url=https://www.iom3.org/materials-world-magazine/feature/2019/oct/29/qa-jeremy-watson-petras|title=Q&A WITH JEREMY WATSON FROM PETRAS, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 2019}} Recent interests include work to develop a cross-disciplinary Net Zero What Works Centre ([https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12701449/ NZWWC]). He is a Fellow and recent trustee of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and was founding chair of the National Engineering Policy Centre committee at RAEng. Watson has served on the governing boards of [https://www.ukri.org/ Innovate UK and EPSRC], and was appointed to the [https://ukcori.org/ UK Committee on Research Integrity] (UKCORI) in 2022, where he is specialising in Engineering research integrity and AI. Jeremy Watson is a volunteer (2024 -) and Trustee (2025 -) at Amberley Museum.

Watson was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows?fa=w|title=List of Fellows, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2016|access-date=28 August 2020|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019105914/https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows?fa=w|url-status=dead}} He was awarded a CBE by the Queen for services to Engineering in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www2.guildford.gov.uk/councilmeetings/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=6088|title=Professor Jeremy Watson - Biography}}

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