Birthday Honours 2018
John Neil Loughhead CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Executive Director • UK Energy Research Centre
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2018
“For services to Research and Development in the Energy Sector.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
“For services to Technology.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
For services to Research and Development in the Energy Sector.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Professor John Neil LOUGHHEAD O.B.E.
Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
For services to Research and Development in the Energy Sector.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2011
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Location
West Yorkshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2011- Role at the time
- Executive Director, UK Energy Research Centre
- Region
- West Yorkshire
“For services to Technology.”
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chief Scientific Adviser
- Region
- West Yorkshire
“For services to Research and Development in the Energy Sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Scientific Adviser.
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
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Jane Gate
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Maurice Geddis
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“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Oswestry, Shropshire
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“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
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“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
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Brian Mcconnell
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“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
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John Boumphrey
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“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
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Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
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Benjamin Towers
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Gillingham, Kent
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041316. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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