Profiles
Profile articles are now a regular item in Ingenia issues. These are listed below.
A total of 60 items listed.
Carol Burke FREng
A vision for manufacturing
An engineer in the automotive business, she describes some of the ways Unipart intend to tackle the economic crisis
By Michael Kenward OBE
Chris Mairs FREng
A Sound Communicator
A software engineer who is taking on the obstacles that technology imposes on blind and partially sighted users
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Charles Kao CBE FREng
Man who lit up the world
Professor Kao proposed a practical optical fibre communication system and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009 for his work.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Andy Hopper CBE FREng FRS
Computing and Sustainability
One of the pioneers of the UK’s computer industry and a prolific creator of spin-out businesses.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Stephen Payne OBE FREng
Queen Mary 2
How the designer of the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner was inspired by Blue Peter and now campaigns for young people to become engineers
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Mandy Chessell FREng
Prolific Inventor
How a prolific inventor got started with IBM and how she has helped the culture of innovation at the multinational infornation technology company.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Richard Kitney OBE FREng
Biological Systems Pioneer
How an engineer’s approach to biological systems could lead to new methods of manufacturing.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor David Payne CBE FREng FRS
A golden touch
The work of Professor David Payne on optical fibre amplifiers helped make a telecommunications revolution possible.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Professor Dame Ann Dowling CBE
Creating silent skies
Professor Dowling’s career began working with Concorde and has moved on to working on sustainable urban development.
By Michael Kenward OBE
Peter Head OBE FREng
Planning to be sustainable
Peter Head's current role promoting sustainable development at Arup follows a hugely successful career constructing bridges
By Michael Kenward OBE
David Waboso FREng
A Proven Track Record
The teacher-turned-engineer speaks about how his experience working with roads, water supply and in an inner city comprehensive led him to become the Director of Engineering at London Underground
By Michael Kenward OBE
Sir Rob Margetts CBE FREng
Enthusiastic teamwork
One of the UK’s leading engineers demonstrates how good teams are the secret to great enterprises
By Michael Kenward OBE
