Prof. William Edward Leithead received the B.Sc. degree in mathematical physics and the Ph.D. degree in theoretical physics from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, in 1971 and 1976, respectively. He is currently an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Prior to 2024, he led the Wind Energy and Control Centre at the University of Strathclyde. From 2009 to 2024, he was Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind Energy Systems and its successors, the Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and the Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures. These EPSRC Centres have collectively trained approximately 200 PhD students. He was, also, Chair of the Supergen Wind Hub, the major EPSRC research programme from 2006 to 2019. Prof. Leithead has been conducting research into Wind Energy since 1988 when he founded the wind energy research group at University of Strathclyde. His research interests include the design of wind turbines, the modelling and simulation of wind turbines and wind farms, and the dynamic analysis and control of wind turbines and wind farms. Prof. Leithead has been the recipient of more than 75 research grants and is the author of more than 300 academic publications. In addition, he has been involved in many collaborative projects with the Wind Energy industry related to the design of controllers and wind turbines.