J.C. Fothergill

John Fothergill obtained his MSc in 1976 and PhD in 1979 from the School of Electronic Engineering Science, University College of North Wales, Bangor. He then worked for five years at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories on breakdown and degradtion in high-voltage polymeric-insulated power cables. This work included advancing fundamental understanding in the field; developing new testing techniques for cables, statistical techniques for the interpretation of test results, and new techniques for jointing and handling cables. In 1984 he joined the Department of Engineering at Leicester University where he continues his research work.