Peter Bonfield (engineer)

Peter William Bonfield OBE FREng is Vice Chancellor of the University of Westminster, UK.^[1] A materials engineer, he was President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in 2019-2020.^[2]

Peter Bonfield OBE FREng
Vice Chancellor of University of Westminster
Personal details
Born	Peter William Bonfield 1963 (age 61–62)
Residence(s)	London, UK
Profession	University Vice Chancellor
Alma mater	Loughborough University, England
Awards	FREng (2012) OBE (2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Materials engineering

Early life

Bonfield received a master's degree in polymer science from Loughborough University, in 1985.^[3] He completed his PhD in wind energy.

Career

Prior to joining the University of Westminster, Bonfield was CEO of BRE Group, UK. He joined BRE as a research scientist in 1992.^[4] Earlier on, he was a research officer at the University of Bath, UK.^[5]

Award

Bonfield has received a number of awards. He received an honorary doctor of engineering from the University of Bath^[6] and Hertfordshire University. He also received an honorary doctor of science from Loughborough University^[7] and Napier University. He received an OBE from the Queen for services to research and innovation in 2012. In the same year, he was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.