John Gordon Collier FRS[1] (22 January 1935 – 18 November 1995) was a British chemical engineer and administrator, particularly associated with nuclear power for electricity production.
Collier was born 22 January 1935 in Streatham, London, and went to St Paul's School before joining the UKAEA as an apprentice.
He studied part-time for A-levels, then went to University College London where he gained a first class degree in chemical engineering in 1956.
Following the breakup of the CEGB in 1990 he became first chairman of the Barnwood-based Nuclear Electric and was responsible for the creation of Sizewell B, Britain's first Pressurized water reactor.
[5] In commemoration, the John Collier medal is awarded biennially jointly by the RAE, Royal Society and IChemE.