First chair of High Speed Railway Engineering for Atkins

摘要

Atkins has appointed Professor Peter Woodward as its first ever chair of High Speed Rail Engineering for the UK. Currently Professor of Railway Geotechnical Engineering and head of the Institute for Infrastructure & Environment at Heriot-Watt University, Professor Woodward will work with Atkins' team to overcome some of the challenges of high speed and move into the realm of ultra high speed rail.