New Year Honours 2012
Christopher Maxwell Snowden
Knight Bachelor
Vice-Chancellor • University of Surrey
Organisation: University of Surrey
“For services to Engineering and to Higher Education.”
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New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor, University of Surrey
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- Surrey
“For services to Engineering and to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor, University of Surrey.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2012
Andre Konstantin Geim of Physics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Greater Manchester
“For services to Science.”
Antonio Pappano
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Music.”
Brian Mellor Greenwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
“For services to malaria research in Africa.”
Charles Lamb Allen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.”
Clair Buchanan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“For services to Industry.”
David Edward Reid
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Essex
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Geoffrey Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Geoffrey William Hill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature.”
George Iacobescu
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Charity, Community and the Financial Services Industry.”
Gerald Acher
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“For charitable services.”
Herbert Douglas Ellis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
John Alexander Armitt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Engineering and Construction.”
John Gerald Patrick Sissons
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Research and Education in Clinical Medicine.”
Konstantin Novoselov of Physics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Greater Manchester
“For services to Science.”
Mark Brian Pepys
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Biomedicine.”
Michael David Bear
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Regeneration, Charity and the City of London.”
Paul Ruddock
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Peter Lytton Bazalgette
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Robert Russell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Essex
“For public service.”
Rodney Malcolm Aldridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Young People.”
Roger James Gale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Kent
“For public and political services.”
Simon Kirwan Donaldson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Middlesex
“For services to Mathematics.”
Stephen Robert Bloom
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Medical Science.”
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Molecular Biology.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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