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Find sources: "John Baxter" engineer – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) John Baxter Born 1951 (age 74–75) Alma mater Strathclyde University Occupation Group Engineering Director Employer BP **John Baxter**, [CBE](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire), [FREng](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering), [FRSE](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh) (born 1951) is a British [nuclear engineer](/source/Nuclear_engineer), and currently the Group Engineering Director at [BP](/source/BP). ## Education Baxter was educated at [Strathclyde University](/source/Strathclyde_University), reading mechanical engineering. He studied for a postgraduate degree at the [Royal Naval College, Greenwich](/source/Royal_Naval_College%2C_Greenwich), then trained as a [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) Submarine Officer. ## Career Baxter was a Submarine Engineer Officer, and served on a Polaris nuclear submarine carrying out refitting. His subsequent career with the [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/source/United_Kingdom_Atomic_Energy_Authority) included running the [Dounreay](/source/Dounreay) and [Windscale](/source/Windscale) nuclear sites, and forming Hunting BRAE plc which ran the UK Atomic Weapon plants. In 1996 he was appointed to the UKAEA Board by the [Secretary of State for Trade and Industry](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry). Prior to BP he was the Group Engineering Director of the UK electricity utility [Powergen](/source/Powergen) plc. Baxter is a [Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) and a [Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh](/source/Fellow_of_The_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh). He is also a Fellow of a number of engineering institutions[*[which?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words)*] and was the President of both the [Institution of Mechanical Engineers](/source/Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers) and [The Welding Institute](/source/The_Welding_Institute). He is the Master of the [Worshipful Company of Engineers](/source/Worshipful_Company_of_Engineers) and a Court Assistant of the [Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers](/source/Worshipful_Company_of_Tallow_Chandlers). He has been awarded [honorary doctorates](/source/Honorary_doctorate) from [Robert Gordon University](/source/Robert_Gordon_University) in 2008 and [Strathclyde University](/source/Strathclyde_University) in 2011. He advises the [UK Ministry of Defence](/source/UK_Ministry_of_Defence) on oil industry matters and holds the rank of Colonel in the [Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps](/source/Engineer_and_Logistic_Staff_Corps) of the [Royal Engineers](/source/Royal_Engineers). From 2000 to 2013 he was a member of the Defence Nuclear Safety Committee advising the Secretary of State on the safety of the UK nuclear weapon and nuclear submarine programmes. He is a Fellow of the [Institution of Mechanical Engineers](/source/Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers) and the [Institution of Engineering and Technology](/source/Institution_of_Engineering_and_Technology) and the [Royal Academy of Engineering](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) and a Liveryman of the [Worshipful Company of Engineers](/source/Worshipful_Company_of_Engineers). He advises the MoD on the oil industry concerns.[1] Baxter was appointed [Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (CBE) in the [2016 New Year Honours](/source/2016_New_Year_Honours) for services to engineering, education, and the energy sector.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["John Baxter"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090825181044/http://heritage.imeche.org/historyimeche/pastpresidents/president/JohnBaxter.htm). *Institution of Mechanical Engineers' heritage website*. Archived from [the original](http://heritage.imeche.org/historyimeche/pastpresidents/president/JohnBaxter.htm) on 25 August 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["No. 61450"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61450/supplement/N8). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)* (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N8. ## External links Professional and academic associations Preceded by W. 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