Roger Ainsworth MA, DPhil, FRAeS

Roger Ainsworth, Professor of Engineering Science, became Master in October 2002, having been a Fellow in Engineering of the college since 1985. Originally he trained as an undergraduate apprentice with Rolls-Royce Aeroengines in Derby, before attending Jesus College Oxford as an undergraduate and postgraduate, obtaining his D.Phil in 1976. Following a period of ten years in industry, working for Rolls-Royce and also the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, he returned to Oxford to continue his research in the field of aeroengine thermofluid flows. His main interest has been in the development of experimental techniques for measuring flows in the transonic regime, particularly applied to gas turbines. Other areas of interest have included the development of laser velocimetry techniques, and the history of technology, particularly the role of mechanical engineers in developing and inventing new machines.