R.L. Brewster

Dr Ron Brewster studied electrical engineering part-time at South East Essex Technical College whilst working as an apprentice with Kelvin Hughes Division of Smith Industries. After completing his National Service as a telecommunications instructo with REME in 1955, he joined Standard Telecommunications Laboratories where he worked for several years on the development of microwave strip-line techniques. He returned to Kelvin Hughes for a period to work with the marine radar development team but subsequently rejoined STL to carry out research into equalisation techniques for data modems. He obtained his M.Sc. degree at Aston University in 1967 and his doctorate at the same university in 1972. He joined the staff of the university in March 1971. He is now Senior Lecturer in Telecommunications and continues his research in the field of data communications and networks.