Profiles
Profile articles are now a regular item in Ingenia issues. These are listed below.
A total of 65 items listed.
Michelle McDowell MBE FREng
Michelle McDowell is a civil engineer known for her user-centered design approach; she has led on a portfolio of large-scale construction projects including the restoration of the Royal Albert Hall
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Mark Miodownik FREng
His marvellous materials
Professor Mark Miodownik’s fascination with materials
and their properties has led to a career as both a successful
researcher and a high-profile communicator of science and
engineering in the media
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor William Webb FREng
A strategic thinker
William Webb FREng kick-started his career by changing
the way wireless communications carry data.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Judith Hackitt CBE FREng
Culture of Safety
Safety has been a constant theme in a career that has taken Judith Hackitt from running large processing plants to chairing the UK’s Health and Safety Executive.
by Michael Kenward OBE
Nick Cooper FREng
Applying Newton's Laws
Nick Cooper talks about his passion for applying the basic laws of physics to solve diverse engineering problems.
By Michael Kenward OBE
David Braben FREng
An Elite Entrepreneur
An early interest in computing led to a career designing
award-winning and profitable games as well as helping
co-found the Raspberry Pi Foundation
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Chris Wise FREng
Trailblazing engineer
Professor Chris Wise has a successful career in civil engineering and now teaches university undergraduates about architecture, design and structural engineering
By Michael Kenward OBE
Jane Atkinson FREng
Licence to troubleshoot
Jane Atkinson built an international career commissioning and troubleshooting steel plants; she now oversees a sustainable energy business
By Michael Kenward OBE
Sir David McMurtry FREng FRS
Turning patents into profits
In coming up with a solution that helped aircraft to take off McMurtry also launched a business that has transformed modern manufacturing
By Michael Kenward OBE
Sir Christopher Snowden FREng FRS
A business-like approach to learning
A leading researcher in semiconductor technology and director of several successful businesses, Sir Christopher uses his expertise to make UK universities more competitive
By Michael Kenward OBE
Richard Parry-Jones CBE FREng
Not the retiring type
After a 38-year career spanning R&D, technology
and manufacturing leadership at Ford, Parry-Jones is
now bringing his expertise to Network Rail in his new
role as Chairman
By Michael Kenward OBE
Sarah Springman CBE FREng
Competitive spirit
A civil engineer renowned for her research and teaching
in soil mechanics. She has enjoyed a parallel career as an
international elite athlete
By Michael Kenward OBE