# Martin Lowson

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Professor **Martin Lowson** (5 January 1938 – 14 June 2013) was an aeronautical engineer. He held a number of senior academic appointments in UK and US universities, was a co-patentee of the [BERP helicopter rotor system](/source/BERP_rotor), and also made a significant contribution to the development of [personal rapid transport](/source/Personal_rapid_transport) systems.

## Biography

Martin Vincent Lowson[1] was born in [Totteridge](/source/Totteridge), [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire), on 5 January 1938.[2]

He attended [The King's School](/source/The_King's_School,_Worcester) in [Worcester](/source/Worcester,_England), after which he became an apprentice with [Vickers-Armstrong](/source/Vickers-Armstrong).[3] Lowson gained a [PhD](/source/PhD) in 1963,[2] after which he spent a year in the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research, where he worked on [aero-acoustics](/source/Aero-acoustics).[1] In this year he produced a number of important papers on noise generation which are still regarded as fundamental in the field as of 2013.[4]

Lowson married Ann Pennicutt in 1961.[5] They had two children, Sarah and Jonathan.[1] Lowson's interests included squash and bluegrass music.[5]

Lowson died of a stroke[6] on 14 June 2013, at the age of 75.[2]

## Honours and awards

- [Royal Aeronautical Society](/source/Royal_Aeronautical_Society) Award for contributions to world’s first man powered flight 1961
- Fellow of the [Acoustical Society of America](/source/Acoustical_Society_of_America) 1969
- Fellow of the [Royal Academy of Engineering](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Engineering) 1991
- Busk Prize of Royal Aeronautical Society for best paper in Aerodynamics 1992.
- [Queens Award for Technology](/source/Queens_Award_for_Technology) received by Westland Team for BERP blade 1994
- Fellow of the [American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics](/source/American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics) 1995
- [British Wind Energy Association](/source/British_Wind_Energy_Association) Award for Research 1997
- Altran Prize for Innovations to improve urban quality of life 2001
- Fellow, [Chartered Institute of Transport](/source/Chartered_Institute_of_Transport) 2003
- Viva Award for Transport Innovation from [Worshipful Company of Carmen](/source/Worshipful_Company_of_Carmen) 2010

- - Sources:[1][3]

## References

1. ["Professor Martin Lowson, 1938-2013"](http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9503.html). University of Bristol. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

1. ["Obituary, Professor Martin Lowson"](https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/professor-martin-lowson-j6jwdj6zj8n?region=global). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

1. ["Martin Lowson"](http://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/news/2013/06/24_pro_martin_lowson.page). University of Southampton. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

1. ["Obituary - Martin Lowson"](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/obituary-martin-lowson/2005942.article). *Times Higher Education (THE)*. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

1. [*Who's Who 2013*](http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U25037). A&C Black of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

1. ["Martin Lowson, Inventor, Entrepreneur and Friend"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140716055845/http://www.prtconsulting.com/blog/index.php/2013/06/17/martin-lowson-inventor-entrepreneur-and-friend/). PRT Consulting. 17 June 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.prtconsulting.com/blog/index.php/2013/06/17/martin-lowson-inventor-entrepreneur-and-friend/) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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