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Obituary
Brian
Roberts
 Professor
Brian Roberts, who had been at the University for 30 years, died on 1 September
at the age of 61. He was taken ill suddenly in April and had made some recovery
subsequently.
Brian
started as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Sussex in 1971; he then
became a Reader in 1981 and Professor in 1986. He served as Chairman of
Mechanical and Structural Engineering from 1985-1990, as Dean of Engineering
from 1990-1996, and as a Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 1997-2000. In November 1999
he again took over the role as Dean of the (renamed) School of Engineering and
Information Technology.
Brian's
research, for which he was renowned worldwide, was in the areas of response of
mechanical and structural systems to random excitation; modelling and
identification of non-linear systems, with applications in the automotive area;
dynamic behaviour of marine structures in waves; and the analysis and
interpretation of random data. He was the author of two books and co-editor of
three books on random vibration.
Brian
served both the School and the University with great dedication in his quiet
and unassuming manner, and was a great supporter of the new directions the
School had identified for its future. He was a private individual who placed
great emphasis on the well-being of the School.
A
remembrance service will be held in the Meeting House chapel on Wednesday (19
September) at 12 noon. A tree-planting ceremony will follow the service and
refreshments will be available afterwards.
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