The Passing of Professor John Rose

John Rose, Professor at Queen Mary, University of London, passed away in July 2026.

Professor John Rose served as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering 1991-1995. He was a Fellow of the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was an active member of the UK National Heat Transfer Committee and of the UK Heat Transfer Society, of which he was president for 2007/08. He held sabbatical appointments at MIT, US Naval Postgraduate School and the Universities of Tokyo and Kyushu. His research interests focused mainly in the field of condensation heat transfer in which he has published some 300 theoretical and experimental papers. He was UK editor of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 1998 – 2019. He was the recipient of the 2018 ASME/AIChE Max Jakob Memorial Award for eminent achievements in the field of Heat Transfer. John has supported and inspired, through his work and direct communication, many early career academics.

Professor John Rose will be missed by all that knew him personally and those that read his work.