{"id":126,"date":"2023-01-30T13:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/?p=126"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:51:12","slug":"head-of-the-dyson-school-of-design-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/2023\/01\/30\/head-of-the-dyson-school-of-design-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Robert Shorten has accepted appointment as Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering for a term of five years, starting from 1 August 2023.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Shorten joined the College in 2019 as Chair in Cyber Physical Systems Design at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, and he is currently deputy head of the department. 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