# Jeremy Watson

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{{short description|Professor of engineering systems}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name              = Jeremy Watson
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| honorific_suffix  = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE|FREng}}
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| birth_place       = United Kingdom
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| field             = [Biomedical electronics, Control engineering, Cybersecurity](/source/Biomedical_electronics%2C_Control_engineering%2C_Cybersecurity)
| work_institution  = [University College London](/source/University_College_London), UK
| alma_mater        = [University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex), UK
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| prizes            = {{no wrap|[FREng](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) (2010)<br />[CBE](/source/CBE) (2013) }}
| website           = https://www.ucl.ac.uk/public-policy/spotlight/prof-jeremy-watson
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'''Jeremy Daniel McKendrick Watson''' [CBE](/source/CBE) [FREng](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) FIET is Emeritus Professor of Engineering Systems at University College London, UK. He was formerly President (2016–17) of the [IET](/source/Institution_of_Engineering_and_Technology).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theiet.org/media/press-releases/press-releases-2016/30-june-2016-iet-announces-new-president-elect/|title=IET announces new President-elect, IET 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Watson studied Electronics at the [University of London](/source/University_of_London) from 1972 - 1974. He was awarded a master's degree in [cybernetics](/source/cybernetics) in 1976. In 1982, he completed his PhD degree in [biomedical engineering](/source/biomedical_engineering) from the [University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex), UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-watson-cbe-freng-fiet-6241b726/?originalSubdomain=uk|title=Education history of Jeremy Watson, LINKEDIN}}</ref>

==Career==
Following an early career as an electronics designer and product manager at the [Eurotherm](/source/Eurotherm) group, Watson was BOC [https://www.edwardsvacuum.com/en Edwards] Technology Director, then [Arup's](/source/Arup_Group) Global Research Director and, concurrently Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for the UK Department of Communities and Local Government (now [MHCLG](/source/MHCLG)).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npl.co.uk/people/jeremy-watson|title=Professor Jeremy Watson, National Physical Laboratory}}</ref> He later joined the [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/ UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences], initially serving as a Vice-Dean, where he is now Professor of Engineering Systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/jeremy-watson-10820/|title=Jeremy Watson, The Royal Society, UK}}</ref> (Emeritus from June 2024.) He works within the department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy ([https://www.ucl.ac.uk/steapp/ STEaPP]). Watson was also, until 08/21 the Chief Scientist & Engineer of [https://bregroup.com/ BRE Group], UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bre.co.uk/news/BRE-appoints-new-Chief-Scientist-and-Engineer-1016.html|title=BRE appoints new Chief Scientist and Engineer, BRE News}}</ref> Until 2023, he was a member of the [https://www.npl.co.uk/ NPL] Science and Technology Advisory Committee, and has been a visiting professor at [Aston University](/source/Aston_University), the [University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex) and the [University of Southampton](/source/University_of_Southampton), UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://energy.soton.ac.uk/jeremy-watson-visiting-professor-has-been-awarded-a-cbe/|title=Jeremy Watson, Visiting Professor, University of Southampton, UK|date=10 July 2013}}</ref> Watson was from 2016 - 2024, the Director and Principal Investigator of the EPSRC-funded [https://petras-iot.org/ PETRAS] National Centre of Excellence - a consortium of researchers from 24 universities working on making [Internet of Things and Edge systems](/source/Internet_of_Things) safe and secure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iom3.org/materials-world-magazine/feature/2019/oct/29/qa-jeremy-watson-petras|title=Q&A WITH JEREMY WATSON FROM PETRAS, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 2019}}</ref> Recent interests include work to develop a cross-disciplinary Net Zero What Works Centre ([https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12701449/ NZWWC]). He is a Fellow and recent trustee of the [Royal Academy of Engineering](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Engineering), and was founding chair of the National Engineering Policy Centre committee at RAEng. Watson has served on the governing boards of [https://www.ukri.org/ Innovate UK and EPSRC], and was appointed to the [https://ukcori.org/ UK Committee on Research Integrity] (UKCORI) in 2022, where he is specialising in Engineering research integrity and AI. Jeremy Watson is a volunteer (2024 -) and Trustee (2025 -) at [Amberley Museum](/source/Amberley_Museum_%26_Heritage_Centre).

==Awards==
Watson was elected to the [Royal Academy of Engineering](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows?fa=w|title=List of Fellows, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2016|access-date=28 August 2020|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019105914/https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows?fa=w|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was awarded a [CBE](/source/CBE) by the Queen for services to Engineering in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.guildford.gov.uk/councilmeetings/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=6088|title=Professor Jeremy Watson - Biography}}</ref>

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