Tony Kinloch

Tony Kinloch (born 7 October 1946) is a British academic and educator. He is a faculty member at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Imperial College London and is a visiting professor at the Universities of New South Wales and Sydney.

Education
Kinloch attended the Queen Mary College, University of London, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1972 on Mechanics of Adhesive Failure, supervised by Edgar Andrews and A.N. Gent.

Achievements
During his time at Imperial College, Kinloch has published over three hundred patents and papers, writing and editing seven books. Between 2007 & 2012 he was the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and under his supervision over fifty students obtained their Ph.D.

Awards

 * 1992 - US Adhesion Society 3M Award for 'Excellence in Adhesion Science'
 * 1994 -  Adhesion Society of Japan Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Development of Adhesion Science and Technology
 * 1995 -  Elected as  'R.L. Patrick Fellow' of the Adhesion Society
 * 1996 -  Awarded the 'A. A . Griffith Medal and Prize' from the Institute of Materials, UK
 * 1997 - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
 * 1997 - Awarded the 'Hawksley Gold Medal' from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK.
 * 2001 - Invitation to give 'The Dow Honorary Lecture' of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
 * 2002 - Awarded The 'Wake Memorial Medal' from the Institute of Materials, UK 2002 -  'R & D Scientist of the Year' by the US Adhesives Age Journal.
 * 2002-2004 - Elected President of the US Adhesion Society
 * 2007 - Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
 * 2009 - Awarded 'The Royal Society Armourers & Brasiers' Company Prize for ‘Excellence in Materials Science and Technology’ and the 'Le Prix Dédale de la Sociéte Française d’Adhesion'
 * 2016 - Elected a Fellow of the European Structural Integrity Society
 * 2017 - Elected a Fellow of the International Congress of Fracture
 * 2021 - Presented with The Presidents Award from the US Adhesion Society
 * 2023 - Awarded the ´Alan Cottrell Gold Medal´from the International Congress on Fracture