Professor Roger Plank
Immediate past president
Professor Roger Plank studied Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 1970, and continued there to gain his PhD in 1973.
Roger has held several positions as visiting professor and chaired a number of committees for the UK and European steel construction sector. Roger had a leading role in establishing the internationally renowned structural fire engineering research group. This had key involvement in the Cardington fire test programme, which significantly influenced structural fire engineering design.
Among Roger’s many achievements he received the Institution of Structural Engineers' Henry Adams Award (1997), and the ASCE's Raymond C Reese Research Award (2005).
His research in steel structural fire engineering also led to the development of the award-winning design software, Vulcan which is being increasingly used in practice.
Other board members:
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John Nolan
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Yan-Kee Cheng
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Nick Russell
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Tim Ibell
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Roger Plank
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Norman Train
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Jane Entwistle
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Tony Gibbs
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William Harvey
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Tristram Hope
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Simon Pitchers
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John Staves
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Attending by invitation:
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Alan Crossman
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Ian Firth
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