Professor Mark Sterling is the Beale Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham with research interests in wind engineering, in particular, the effect of extreme wind events on vehicles and infrastructure, and the effect of winds on plants. Throughout his career he has held a variety of leadership positions including Head of Civil Engineering (University of Birmingham), Head of the School of Engineering (University of Birmingham), European-African regional representative of the International Association for Wind Engineering, and chair of the UK Wind Engineering Society.
