Sir Robin Buchanan Nicholson was a British industrial metallurgist and academic, who served as Chief Scientific Adviser, Cabinet Office, from 1983 to 1985. He then joined the board of Rolls-Royce plc, where he served until 2005. He was also a non-executive board member of BP plc and Pilkington plc.
- Occupation
- engineer, metallurgist
- Position held
- Government Chief Scientific Adviser
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- August 12, 1934
- Died
- November 15, 2024