词条 | John Roberts (engineer) |
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| name = John Maxwell Roberts | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Bristol | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = | workplaces = | patrons = | education=University of Sheffield |practice_name = Jacobs Engineering Group |significant_projects = London Eye British Airways i360 Big One (roller coaster) |significant_awards = IStructE Gold Medal }} John Maxwell Roberts FREng, FIStructE, FICE, FCGI is a British structural engineer. He was president of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in 2003-2004 and the 2009 recipient of their Gold Medal. Early life & educationRoberts was born in Bristol. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BEng (1969) and a PhD (1972) in Civil & Structural Engineering.[1] CareerAfter his PhD, Roberts worked on motorway interchanges with McAlpine & Sons then in 1974 moved to Bertram Done & Partners and soon after to Allott & Lomax in Manchester as a design engineer [1]. It was there where he worked on Big One (roller coaster). Babtie took over Allott & Lomax in 2000 and Jacobs took over Babtie in 2004 [2]. Since then Roberts has been Director of Operations at Jacobs Engineering Group. Roberts was responsible for the engineering of the London Eye and British Airways i360[3] Awards & honoursRoberts was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2009 and an Hon DEng by the University of Sheffield in 2006.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Sheffield Alumni|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/our_alumni/outstanding#DrJohnRoberts}} {{IStructE Gold Medal Winners}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, John}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Babtie engineers sell-out to US giant |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12504664.babtie-engineers-sell-out-to-us-giant-scottish-group-poised-to-surrender-independence/ }} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Profile: Dr John Roberts, The Structural Engineer|url=https://www.istructe.org/getattachment/9e019dd3-d59a-498b-a076-5b4c30fe0afa/Profile.pdf}} 8 : Year of birth missing (living people)|Living people|Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering|Presidents of the Institution of Structural Engineers|British structural engineers|IStructE Gold Medal winners|Alumni of the University of Sheffield|People from Bristol |
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