Julian Morris
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The University announces with deep regret the death of Professor Julian Morris who had been unwell for some time. Following his first degree and PhD at Newcastle, Julian worked for three years with Merz and McLellan, the Newcastle international consulting Engineers before joining the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at Newcastle. Julian was head of the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at Newcastle University from 1990 to 1995 and was the first head of the new School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials from 2002-2005 after which he retired. He spent three years as Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta in Canada and his contributions to process control have been recognised by the co-receipt of a number of Paper prizes and awards. Julian was also part of the team that established the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in the Northeast of England in 2004, which has become an integral part of the innovation landscape in the UK in support of the process industries. He was a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institute of Measurement and Control and a past Fellow of the IEE. Julian remained active up to the end through his roles as Emeritus Professor of Process Control at Newcastle University, Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, and as the joint Technical Director of CPACT. He received many accolades during his distinguished career, but he was especially proud of two. In 2015, he was named in the Medicine Makers Top 100 Power List as one of the most influential people in the world in drug development and manufacturing and in in 2019 he received a DSc degree from Newcastle University.
Condoleances
Vincent Rozkres
Julian was my tutor during my time in the department from 1978 to 1981. He was very tough with me in my first year when I failed an exam dismally !! However with his unique way I finished at the top end of a 2.1 hons degree. THANK YOU Julian I have never forgotten your guidance
Giuseppe Baffi
I first met Julian in 1994 (it was November 21st ), when I went to Newcastle as an Erasmus student for three months. The three months became six years during which Julian was my tutor for my PhD and my supervisor for my postdoctoral research. That first encounter with Julian in his office in Merz Court was a sliding door moment in my life. I will never forget his charismatic gaze. Riposa In Pace Julian.
Colin Clarke
As an industrial collaborator of Julian's for over twenty years, I found his talent, combined with his enthusiasm and refusal to let any good idea wither made him an unstoppable force. His focus on real, working, project deliverables made him invaluable to industry and academia alike. He was a credit to his profession, and science in general and shall remember him fondly, and miss him greatly.
Jinju (Vicky) Chen
I knew Julian when I was a PhD student. He presented me the award for the Best Presentation Prize in 2005. When I was a student, my friends and peer colleagues talked a lot of great things about him. His great achievement inspired us a lot. He will be missed by many.
Matt Linsley
Julian was extremely supportive to the Industrial Statistics Research Unit and the engagement/impact work of our School of MSP. He was always very helpful, seeking opportunities for collaboration with industry, academia and the CPACT network within which he was a key figure. We will miss his drive, enthusiasm and considerable expertise.
Jarka Glassey
I have known and worked with Julian for a long time. He appointed me into my first RA position and later to a lectureship position at Newcastle University and I will always be grateful to him. His energy and enthusiasm were inspiring and he was always happy to share his invaluable expertise and ideas. His passing is a great loss to the process modelling and control community not just in the UK, but also internationally. He will be sorely missed.
Keith Scott
I knew Julian whilst I was an undergrad at Newcastle in the early 1970’s when, amongst other things, he tried to persuade me to take a PhD. Some twenty years later he was instrumental in bringing me back to Newcastle, something for which I will be forever grateful. He was a truly inspirational figure in the world of process control and totally devoted to Newcastle’s Chemical Engineering. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Adam Harvey
Julian was an outstanding academic and inspirational figure in chemical engineering process modelling and control. He was instrumental in bringing various types of process modelling and control into the practice of chemical engineers, particularly at Newcastle. He was always a bundle of energy and ideas, never more so than when he was creating and running CPACT, which remains a model of academia-industry collaboration. This is a great loss to Newcastle University, and the chemical engineering community, and he will be greatly missed.
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