Nigel Weatherill
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| office1 = 3rd Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor Nigel Peter Weatherill, BSc, PhD, DSc, FIMA, C.Math, FRAeS, C.Eng, C.Sci, FREng, FRSA, DL is the former Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Liverpool John Moores University (2011-2018).{{Cite web |title=LJMU appoints new VC |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/47646-ljmu-appoints-new-vice-chancellor}}
Previously, Weatherill was Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Birmingham,{{Cite web |title=Heads You Win: Leading Engineer and Mathematician is Appointed to Drive University to New Heights |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2008/02/14Feb-Mathematician.aspx |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=University of Birmingham |language=en}} Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Swansea,{{Cite web |title=Breakthrough at Swansea University, Foreword Pro-Vice Chancellor |url=https://www.swansea.ac.uk/media/media,30910,en.pdf}} Adjunct Professor at Mississippi State University,{{Cite web |title=Information superhighway provides route to new book {{!}} Mississippi State University News Archive |url=https://www.newsarchive.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/1999/02/information-superhighway-provides-route-new-book |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.newsarchive.msstate.edu}} Scientist-in Residence in Singapore Institute for High Performing Computing, and a Research Fellow at Princeton University. He was Executive Director of the National Higher Education STEM Programme for England and Wales, and in 2016 was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside.{{Cite web |title=VC becomes Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside |url=http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2016/5/6/vc-becomes-deputy-lieutenant-of-merseyside |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.ljmu.ac.uk |language=en}}
VC becomes Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside | Liverpool John Moores University (ljmu.ac.uk)
Weatherill is a Chartered Mathematician, a Chartered Engineer, and a Chartered Scientist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is an Honorary Fellow of Swansea University, an Honorary Fellow of the Manufacturing Technology Centre, an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple, and an Honorary Friend of Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.{{Cite web |title=Nile Rodgers among new LIPA Companions - Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |url=https://lipa.ac.uk/news/nile-rodgers-among-new-lipa-companions/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=lipa.ac.uk |language=en}}
Weatherill's main research interests are high speed compressible flows of relevance to aerospace engineering, as well as aspects of electromagnetism, environmental modelling and bio-engineering. He was part of the team that did the aerodynamic analysis{{Cite web |title=Why didn't the Supersonic Car Fly? |url=https://cdn.ima.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Why-Didnt-the-Supersonic-Car-Fly-from-MT-August-1999.pdf}} for the Thrust SSC supersonic car.{{Cite web |title=Engineering the Bloodhound SSC {{!}} Symscape |url=https://www.symscape.com/blog/engineering-the-bloodhound-ssc |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.symscape.com}} He has had more than 300 publications in journals and conference papers.
He holds various voluntary positions. He is currently Vice-Chair of Middle Temple's Education and Training Committee;{{Cite web |title=Education & Training Committee {{!}} Middle Temple |url=https://www.middletemple.org.uk/about-us/governance/standing-committees/education-training-committee |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.middletemple.org.uk}} Lay Trustee of ENT UK{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.entuk.org/about/who_we_are/board_of_trustees.aspx |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.entuk.org |language=en}} and Chair of the Finance Committee. Previous voluntary roles include: Chair of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (2015-2022),{{Cite web |title=Royal Liverpool Philharmonic announces new chair |url=https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/news/royal-liverpool-philharmonic-announces-new-chair |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.prsformusic.com |language=en}} Chair of the North West Advisory Board of the Canal & Rivers Trust (North) (2019-2023),{{Cite web |title=North West Regional Advisory Board |url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-are-run/regional-advisory-boards/north-west-regional-advisory-board |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=canalrivertrust.org.uk |language=en}} Chair of Crimestoppers (Merseyside) (2019-2023),{{Cite web |title=CrimeStoppers |url=https://crimestoppers-uk.org/getmedia/9803716c-10d1-4d5a-9827-c7484e4d9146/Merseyside-Committee.pdf |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=crimestoppers-uk.org}} Member of the Arts Council (North) (2015-2022), Trustee of Liverpool Medical Institute (2020-2023),{{Cite web |title=LIVERPOOL MEDICAL INSTITUTION - Charity 210112 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/210112/full-print |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}} Board Member of Maggie's Cancer Trust (Clatteridge) (2021-2023), Chair of Board of the Liverpool Royal Court Theatre (2018-2022).{{Cite web |title=New Chair of Board of Trustees {{!}} Royal Court Theatre |url=https://liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/new-chair-of-board-of-trustees/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |language=en-GB}}
Family and education
Nigel Weatherill was born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire. He is married to his wife Barbara Weatherill. Together they have 2 children, George and Laura. His interests include fly-fishing, hill walking and art.
He attended Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School. Afterwards he attended the University of Southampton where he obtained an undergraduate degree (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Aeronautics. He later obtained a Ph.D from the university's department of mathematics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics.
Career
Anglian Water Authority. After leaving University, Weatherill joined AWA's research team, developing mathematical models to predict the water quality in rivers and estuaries.
Aircraft Research Association. He researched compressible high-speed flows in aeronautics.
Princeton University. In 1986, Weatherill became a Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, spending a year in the US.
Swansea University. In 1987, Weatherill was appointed lecturer,{{Cite web |title=Nigel Weatherill, 1997 "Going Supersonic - from aeroplanes to cars!" · Swansea University Centenary 2020 · Swansea University Digital Collections |url=https://rescoll.swansea.ac.uk/omeka-s/s/swansea-2020/item/2703 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=rescoll.swansea.ac.uk}} and in 1996 appointed Head of Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Swansea. In 2002, he became Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) holding the position until 2008.{{Cite web |title=Worldclass Research at Swansea University |url=https://www.swansea.ac.uk/media/media,30910,en.pdf}}
Mississippi State University. In 2001, he became Adjunct Professor{{Cite web |title=Information superhighway provides route to new book {{!}} Mississippi State University News Archive |url=https://www.newsarchive.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/1999/02/information-superhighway-provides-route-new-book |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.newsarchive.msstate.edu}} at the US Nation Science Foundation Engineering Research Centre in Mississippi, spending a year at Mississippi State University.
Singagore Institute for High Performing Computing. Between 2008 and 2011 he was Scientist-In-Residence at the Institute for High Performance Computing in Singapore.
Birmingham University. In 2008 he moved to the University of Birmingham as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Engineering and Physical Science.{{Cite web |title=Heads You Win: Leading Engineer and Mathematician is Appointed to Drive University to New Heights |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2008/02/14Feb-Mathematician.aspx |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=University of Birmingham |language=en}} While there, he was the Executive Directory of the National Higher Education STEM Programme for England and Wales{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=National HE STEM programme sets roots in Birmingham |url=https://edu.rsc.org/news/national-he-stem-programme-sets-roots-in-birmingham/2020675.article |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=RSC Education |language=en}} - a project aimed at promoting and widening access to Higher Education in STEM disciplines, innovative curriculum development and STEM skills for employment. He was also a member of the founding group of the Manufacturing Technology Centre,{{Cite web |title=£40m confirmed for Manufacturing Technology Centre |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2009/10/29Oct-Manufacturing.aspx |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=University of Birmingham |language=en}} now part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, and in 2018 was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Manufacturing Technology Centre.
Between 1998 and 2011 he was Co-Editor-In-Chief of the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, published by Wiley.
Liverpool John Moores University. In September 2011, Weatherill was appointed Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).{{Cite web |title=LJMU appoints new VC |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/47646-ljmu-appoints-new-vice-chancellor}} During this time he held additional honorary positions: an Honorary Colonel of the Liverpool University Officer Training Corps (2013 to 2018),{{Cite web |last=sconnely96 |date= 30 March 2019|title=Liverpool Officers' Training Corp Regimental Dinner |url=https://stevenconnely.wordpress.com/2019/03/30/liverpool-officers-training-corp-regimental-dinner/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Steven Connely |language=en}} Honorary Member of the Liverpool Medical Institute (2017), Honorary Friend of Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (2018), Honorary Fellow of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (2018), Board of the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust,{{Cite web |title=Charity Commission: Liverpool John Moores Exhibition Trust |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A10608901&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=511073}} Board of the Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership, and Board of the CBI North West. In 2014 he was appointed to chair the Mayoral Commission on Environmental Sustainability by the Elected Mayor of Liverpool.{{Cite news |date=2013-07-18 |title=Commission to look at how Liverpool deals with 'green issues' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-23367202 |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
In 2018, both Weatherill and LJMU's finance director resigned abruptly in controversial circumstances, the University declining to comment on the factors behind these two precipitous departures.Times Higher Education article [https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/finance-director-preceded-v-c-out-ljmu-exit-door]
Honors and awards
- The Busk Prize, The Royal Aeronautical Society (1990)
- The Wolfson Academic Award (1992)
- The Catherine Richards Prize Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (Joint K. Morgan and O.Hassan) (2000)
- Elected Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering (2003)
- Research Award, Swansea University (2005)
- Award for Leadership, Vision and Contribution to Grid Generation, International Society for Grid Generation (2007)
- Honorary Fellowship, Swansea University for "exceptional contributions to the success of the University" (2009)
- Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts (2013)
- Honorary Colonel, Liverpool Universities Officer Training Corp (2013 - 2018){{Cite web |last=sconnely96 |date=2019-03-30 |title=Liverpool Officers' Training Corp Regimental Dinner |url=https://stevenconnely.wordpress.com/2019/03/30/liverpool-officers-training-corp-regimental-dinner/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Steven Connely |language=en}}
- Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside (2016){{Cite web |title=VC becomes Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside |url=http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2016/5/6/vc-becomes-deputy-lieutenant-of-merseyside |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.ljmu.ac.uk |language=en}}
- Daniel Adamson Preservation Society – Certificate of Appreciation (2016)
- Honorary Member of Liverpool Medical Institution (2017)
- Maritime Ambassador's Award, Mersey Maritime (2018){{Cite web |title=Vice-Chancellor receives Maritime Ambassadors Award |url=http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2018/3/26/vice-chancellor-receives-maritime-ambassadors-award |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.ljmu.ac.uk |language=en}}
- Honorary Bencher, Middle Temple (2018)
- Honorary Friend, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (2018){{Cite web |title=Nile Rodgers among new LIPA Companions - Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |url=https://lipa.ac.uk/news/nile-rodgers-among-new-lipa-companions/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=lipa.ac.uk |language=en}}
- Honorary Fellow, Manufacturing Technology Centre (2018)
- Crimestoppers – Committee of the Year (2021){{Cite web |title=CrimeStoppers |url=https://crimestoppers-uk.org/getmedia/9803716c-10d1-4d5a-9827-c7484e4d9146/Merseyside-Committee.pdf |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=crimestoppers-uk.org}}
Voluntary Roles
Weatherill's current voluntary positions:
- Vice-Chair, Education Committee of The Honorable society of Middle Temple (2020-present){{Cite web |title=Education & Training Committee {{!}} Middle Temple |url=https://www.middletemple.org.uk/about-us/governance/standing-committees/education-training-committee |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.middletemple.org.uk}}
- Lay Trustee, Ear, Nose & Throat UK (2023-present){{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.entuk.org/about/who_we_are/board_of_trustees.aspx |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.entuk.org |language=en}}
- Chair, ENT Finance Committee (2024-present)
Weatherill's previous voluntary roles:
- Chair, North West Region Advisory Board, Canal & River Trust (2019-2023){{Cite web |title=North West Regional Advisory Board |url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-are-run/regional-advisory-boards/north-west-regional-advisory-board |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=canalrivertrust.org.uk |language=en}}
- Chair, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (2015-2022)
- Chair, Royal Court Theatre Liverpool (2018-2023){{Cite web |title=New Chair of Board of Trustees {{!}} Royal Court Theatre |url=https://liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/new-chair-of-board-of-trustees/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |language=en-GB}}
- Chair, Crimestoppers (Merseyside) (2018-2023){{Cite web |title=CrimeStoppers |url=https://crimestoppers-uk.org/getmedia/9803716c-10d1-4d5a-9827-c7484e4d9146/Merseyside-Committee.pdf |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=crimestoppers-uk.org}}
- Trustee, Maggie's Cancer Centre at Clatteridge Hospital (2021 - 2023)
- Member, Arts Council (North) (2015-2022)
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