Helen Atkinson
Helen Valerie Atkinson CBE, FREng | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Professor of Engineering |
| Title | Pro-Vice-Chancellor |
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| Education | University of Cambridge, Imperial College London |
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| Discipline | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sub-discipline | Metallurgy and Materials Science |
| Institutions | Atomic Energy Authority, Sheffield City Polytechnic, University of Sheffield, University of Leicester, Cranfield University |
Helen Valerie Atkinson CBE FREng [1] (born 29 April 1960) is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University's School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing.[2] She was previously Head of the University of Leicester's Department of Engineering and later Leicester's Graduate Dean.[3] In 2010, she was designated one of the UKRC's Women of Outstanding Achievement[4] and featured in the Women of Outstanding Achievement Photographic Exhibition. She was elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2007, was a vice-president of the Academy from 2012-2014 and was elected to its Trustee Board in 2014.[5]
Education
Atkinson has a first class degree from the Girton College, Cambridge in Metallurgy and Materials Science, and a PhD from Imperial College, London. Her PhD is on the transmission electron microscopy of grain growth in oxide scales, and was carried out at the Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell.[3]
References
- ^ "Academy Fellows recognised in New Year Honours". Royal Academy of Engineering. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Prof Helen Atkinson CBE, FREng". Cranfield University. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Professor Helen Atkinson CBE, FREng" (staff profile). Department of Engineering, University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Leading and inspiring women in engineering - Helen Atkinson named as Woman of Outstanding Achievement 2010". Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Academy elects new Board of Trustees". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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