Bradford University Alan Clive Roberts OBE KStJ TD (28 April 1934 – 1 December 2021) was a British materials scientist, consultant and engineer who specialised in biomaterials, clinical prosthetics and implants in reconstructive surgery.

[3][4] He was awarded the Prince Philip Medal for research in the field of implantation materials in 1970, the MBE in 1982, and the OBE for contributions to science and technology in 2002.

[5] He was director of the Centre for Clinical Prosthetics at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Professor of Biomaterials in Surgery at the Academic Surgical Unit of the University of Hull.

[10] Roberts was a scientific officer of the Newcastle Royal Infirmary and completed his research degree (MPhil) in medical materiel.

[2][17] Roberts was a trustee of Yorkshire Sculpture Park,[18] Action for Rehabilitation from Neurological Injury (ARNI),[19] SSAFA, Carmichael Walker Committee, West Riding Artillery Trust,[20] Maritime Heritage Foundation (2010).

[22] Chairman of the Army Benevolent Fund of West Yorkshire from 1972 to 1975 and was Gentleman Usher of Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor.

[23] This is a self-styled order created in 1999 to imitate the League of Mercy that was dissolved in 1947; it is not an official award.