# Geoffrey Sims

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British academic

**Geoffrey Donald Sims** [OBE](/source/OBE), [FREng](/source/FREng)[1] (13 December 1926 – 5 August 2017) was a British physicist who served as Vice-Chancellor of the [University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield) from 1974 to 1991.

## Life

Sims was born 13 December 1926 in London. He studied at [Imperial College, London](/source/Imperial_College%2C_London), gaining a BSc in [physics](/source/Physics) in 1947 and in [mathematics](/source/Mathematics) in 1948; an MSc in mathematics in 1950 and a PhD in physics in 1954.[2] He worked for [General Electric Company](/source/General_Electric_Company_plc) from 1948 to 1954 then the [Atomic Energy Authority](/source/Atomic_Energy_Authority) until 1956 when he joined the academic staff of the Department of Electronics at the University of Southampton, becoming a professor and head of the Department of [Electronics](/source/Electronics) at the same university,[2] a position he held from 1963 to 1974.[3]

Sims died on 5 August 2017, at the age of 90.[4]

## Honours

Sims was awarded an [OBE](/source/OBE) in 1971.[5] He was made a [Fellow](/source/Fellow)[1] of the [Academy of Engineering](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Engineering)[1] in 1980.[6] He was awarded the honorary degree of LLD of the University of Sheffield in 1991.[7]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-List_of_Fellows_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-List_of_Fellows_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-List_of_Fellows_1-2) ["List of Fellows"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows). Archived from [the original](http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows) on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IEEE_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IEEE_2-1) *IEEE Transactions on Education*, March 1968 page 83

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ECS_3-0)** [The University of Southampton: An Illustrated History, published 2002](http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/about/ecs_history.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080804140311/http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/about/ecs_history.php) 4 August 2008 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) History of ECS

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Geoffrey Sims, University vice-chancellor"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/geoffrey-sims-university-vice-chancellor-1771712). *The Yorkshire Post*. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LG_5-0)** Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1971, p. 11

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FREng_6-0)** [Royal Academy of Engineering](http://www.raeng.org.uk/about/fellowship/fellowslist.htm?Page=59&Size=20) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612051237/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about/fellowship/fellowslist.htm?Page=59&Size=20) 12 June 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Fellowship List

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LLD_7-0)** [Sheffield Honorary Graduates](http://govern.dept.shef.ac.uk/calendar/21hon_grad.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

Academic offices Preceded by Hugh Robson Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield 1974–1991 Succeeded by Gareth Roberts

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