Dr. Bob Allwood

Dr Bob Allwood

Dr Bob Allwood graduated from the University of Reading, UK, with a 1st class honours degree in physics and obtained his PhD from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.  After working in the field of physics research for some five years at Heriot-Watt University and in industry, he then turned his attention to the problems of working in the underwater environment.  Over the coming years he was to work the University?s Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering on ROV development and then as Manager of Engineering in the University?s Institute of Offshore Engineering.   He moved to Cranfield University in 1986 as Senior Lecturer in Underwater Technology and undertook research aimed at the improvement of underwater vision.  During this time he served on a number of SUT committees and was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1994.  Later he was to become Director of Offshore Technology at the University and in recent years developed a successful masters course in Offshore and Ocean Technology. 

Bob was appointed Chief Executive of the Society for Underwater Technology in December 2009.