Brian Norton (engineer)
Brian Norton | |
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| Born | 1955 Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham Cranfield University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Energy Engineering Physics Solar Energy |
| Institutions | Tyndall National Institute University College Cork Technological University Dublin Dublin Institute of Technology Ulster University Cranfield University |
Brian Norton is a solar energy applications researcher and technologist. As president of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) from 2003 to 2018, he was an advocate for diversity of higher education in Ireland. He has also been associated with the relocation of DIT from a multiplicity of scattered buildings to a single city centre campus in the Grangegorman neighbourhood of Dublin and the creation of the Technological University Dublin, Ireland's first Technological University.
In 2020 he became head of energy research at Tyndall National Institute, research professor at University College Cork as well as professor of solar energy applications at Technological University Dublin.