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A huge achievement for NPL Fellow and Head of Science for the Electromagnetic & Electrochemical Technologies Department professor Nick Ridler, who has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).
Professor Ridler joins a group of around 1700 Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Each year, up to 60 Fellows are typically elected to the Fellowship as well as up to 10 International and five Honorary Fellows, in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.
Nick has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of a career spanning many years working in the field of radio frequency (RF) electrical measurements, which have enabled the development of many new applications using RF electronics, supporting telecommunications, aerospace and defence, security, and quantum technologies.
In addition to this fellowship, Nick also holds honorary or visiting professorships at the Universities of Glasgow, Kent, Leeds, Liverpool and Strathclyde and is a Director of the European Microwave Association (EuMA) and Non-Executive Director of LA Techniques Ltd. He is also a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) and IOP (Institute of Physics).
The RAEng is one of the UK’s four national academies, along with the Royal Society the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences and has responsibility to provide leadership for engineering and technology, and technical leadership for wider society. Under the patronage of His Majesty King Charles III, it delivers public benefit from engineering excellence and technology innovation. It also provides progressive leadership for engineering and technology, and independent expert advice to government, in the UK and beyond.
Professor Nick Ridler, NPL Fellow and Head of Science for the Electromagnetic & Electrochemical Technologies Department, said: “It is a great honour for me to receive this Fellowship in recognition of my work. I would also like to thank the many excellent scientists and engineers I have worked with, both past and present, who have greatly contributed to this success.”
07 Oct 2025