A British chemical engineer after whom a sports day is named. After gaining a degree in chemistry and a PhD in Manchester College of Science and Technology (later UMIST and then Manchester University), he joined the then newly formed department of chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham, before moving to take up head of the department of chemical engineering at the Manchester College of Science and Technology in 1956. He was president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (1963–64). A very active sportsman, a sports day for UK chemical engineering students and a medal ‘for excellence in chemical engineering education’ are named after him.