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Major accolade for new Head of Electronics

Sarah Spurgeon, Professor of Control Engineering and the newly appointed Head of the Department of Electronics at the University of Kent, has received the highest accolade in her discipline with a Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Election to the Academy is by invitation only; up to 60 Fellows are elected each year from nominations made by existing Fellows.

Professor Spurgeon was recognised for her 'fundamental contributions to the development of nonlinear control and estimation methods, from theoretical developments through to trials and subsequent industrial support of technological exploitation.'

She said: 'I feel honoured and extremely privileged to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the most prestigious engineering institution. It is humbling to receive this acknowledgement from one's peers. Engineering is a hugely enjoyable and rewarding career.'

Professor Spurgeon added that she is looking forward to playing an active role in the Academy in the future. 'There are many great challenges facing our communities and engineers have much to contribute,' she said.

Lord Browne of Madingley, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said: 'Our new Fellows are among the very best engineers working in the UK today. They are pushing the technical boundaries across the most challenging fields from medical imaging to aeronautics and energy technology. Together they demonstrate that engineering is at the heart of modern society.'

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Story published at 12:47pm 5 September 2008