Dr. David Etor is an expert in Electromechanical Systems and Microsystems Technology with extensive experience across academia and industry. He is a recipient of multiple prestigious honours, including the Nigerian President’s NYSC National Honours award and the NNPC & TotalEnergies MIT-ETT Fellowship award.

Dr. Etor earned an M.Sc. in Electrical Power from Newcastle University, UK, and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering (Microsystems Technology specialisation) from Durham University, UK. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.

He has published widely in leading international journals and is the author of Design Principles for Modern Rotating Electromechanical Machines, a textbook widely adopted by electrical and mechanical engineers and students globally. He also holds several patents and has undertaken fellowship appointments, including serving as an ETT Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, USA.

In 2023, Dr. Etor served on the International Advisory Board for the 9th International Research Symposium on Problem-Based Learning: Transforming Engineering Education, jointly convened by MIT, Harvard University, and Aalborg University in Cambridge and Boston, USA.

Dr. Etor is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). He has held faculty positions at the University of Jos and Baze University, and prior to joining the University of Bristol, he held the role of MEMS Technologist at Collins Aerospace (RTX).