Abbie Hutty Explained

Abbie Hutty
Honorific Suffix:CEng
Birth Name:Abigail Hutty
Fields:Mechanical Engineering
Workplaces:European Space Agency
Known For:Work on ESA's ExoMars project

Abigail Hutty (born) is a British mechanical engineer based in Stevenage. She has worked as the lead structures engineer on the European Space Agency ExoMars rover, now the Rosalind Franklin rover vehicle. In 2016, she was elected as the youngest ever Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. She advocates the science and technology education of young people and promotion of careers in the space industry. Her public appearances have included the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and The Sky at Night.

Early life and education

Hutty grew up in Kent, completing A-Levels in Maths, Design and Technology, Physics and French at Weald of Kent Grammar School for Girls in 2005.[1] Hutty became interested in engineering during her GCSEs, watching the Martian mission of the Beagle 2. She studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Surrey, graduating in 2010, and then completed a one-year placement with Surrey Satellite Technology, before beginning a graduate program at Airbus Defence and Space.[2] [3] [4]

Career

Hutty joined the Airbus Defence and Space graduate scheme in 2010, focussing on dynamic and stress analysis.[5] She was offered a permanent position in the Spacecraft Structures Engineering Group and began work on the ExoMars rover, now the Rosalind Franklin rover, which is due to launch in the mid-2020s. Her work was to bring the design to the manufacturing stage.[6] [7] In 2014 she became a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.[8] She subsequently became the Senior Spacecraft Structures Engineer for ExoMars at Airbus.[9]

Awards

Public engagement

Hutty spends considerable time working with the media to promote engineering, taking part in the BBC's Sky at Night, Stargazing Live and Euronews.[14] [15] [16] She is a celebrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) ambassador, acting as a guest judge at national STEM fairs and speaking at schools, museums and learning centres.[17] [18] [19] [2]

She appeared in the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.[20] Alongside talking about the ExoMars mission, she regularly dispels common misconceptions the public hold about engineering.[21] Hutty gave a TEDxLondon talk in 2017, titled "Why we need new role models in science and engineering". Later in the year, she appeared on BBC 2's Horizon discussing the practicality of people travelling to Mars[22] and has hosted tours of the Airbus facilities.[23] She is enthusiastic about the possibility of finding life on Mars.[24]

Diversity

After winning the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year award in 2013, Hutty became a more active campaigner for diversity within the engineering profession.[4] In 2016, Hutty was listed in the top 20 influential women in engineering to follow on Twitter.[25] That year she featured on the "Finding Ada" podcast, which highlights the work of women in STEM, describing her role at Airbus.[26] Hutty is a 'role model' to many young women and engineers, and regularly blogs about her experiences in the industry.[27] She took part in the 2015 social campaign "

  1. ILookLikeAnEngineer
" to debunk the public image of working engineers.[28] [29] In 2017, she was invited to speak at the United Nations Expert Meeting on Space for Women.[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile – Robotics Zone. roboticsm16.imanengineer.org.uk. en-EG. 5 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Abbie Hutty. New Scientist Live. 17 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012728/https://live.newscientist.com/speakers/abbie-hutty. 6 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Abbie Hutty, MEng Mechanical Engineering. University of Surrey. 17 October 2017. 6 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112611/https://www.surrey.ac.uk/content/abbie-hutty-meng-mechanical-engineering. dead.
  4. Web site: I'm excited to work on a mission to Mars but my feet are firmly on the ground – Abbie Hutty, Lead Spacecraft Structures Engineer at Airbus Defence and Space. Womanthology. 19 April 2017. 17 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Youngest elected Fellow is spacecraft engineer Abigail Hutty CEng FIMechE MIET. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 20 December 2016. 17 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Q&A with spacecraft engineer Abbie Hutty – The Engineer The Engineer. www.theengineer.co.uk. en-UK. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012522/https://www.theengineer.co.uk/issues/may-2014-online/qa-with-spacecraft-engineer-abbie-hutty/. 6 October 2017. dead.
  7. News: ExoMars 2020 rover. esa. European Space Agency. 6 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006113106/http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/ExoMars_2020_rover. 6 October 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Engineering Council Case Study: Abigail Hutty. 5 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Robots in Space: The Final Frontier. Institution of Engineering and Technology. 17 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017202440/http://events.theiet.org/yp-event/speakers.cfm. 17 October 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: Abbie Hutty wins '2013 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year' award University of Surrey – Guildford. www.surrey.ac.uk. en. 5 October 2017. 6 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012948/https://www.surrey.ac.uk/features/abbie-hutty-wins-%E2%80%982013-iet-young-woman-engineer-year%E2%80%99-award. dead.
  11. Web site: The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards – IET Conferences. conferences.theiet.org. en-US. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012604/http://conferences.theiet.org/ywe/previous/2013/index.cfm. 6 October 2017. dead.
  12. Web site: October 2013 Young Member Newsletter. Engineers. Institution of Mechanical. www.imeche.org. 5 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Engineering Stars recognised at Royal Academy of Engineering Awards Dinner. RAEng. 5 October 2017. 9 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009192804/https://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2014/july/engineering-the-nation-stars-of-engineering-recogn. dead.
  14. News: Introducing Abbie Hutty 2013 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year. 15 January 2014. 5 October 2017. en-US.
  15. News: Meet Europe's first Mars rover. BBC News . 5 October 2017.
  16. Web site: Tim Peake pilots 'Martian' rover BBC Sky at Night Magazine. www.skyatnightmagazine.com. en. 5 October 2017.
  17. Web site: Meet the celebrity judges The Big Bang Fair 2018. www.thebigbangfair.co.uk. en. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012423/https://www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/the-big-bang-competition/meet-the-celebrity-judges/. 6 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  18. News: Developing the Next Mars Rover – IMA. 9 December 2015. IMA. 5 October 2017. en-GB.
  19. Web site: Mars – Man or Machine. Engineers. Institution of Mechanical. nearyou.imeche.org. 5 October 2017.
  20. Web site: Mars Rover autonomous navigation, Highlights, 2014: Sparks Will Fly – How to Hack your Home, Royal Institution Christmas Lectures – BBC Two. BBC. 7 May 2015 . 5 October 2017.
  21. Web site: View Tomorrow's Engineers. www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk. en. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012625/http://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/articles/3854. 6 October 2017. dead.
  22. News: Horizon: Mars – A Traveller's Guide review – a nice change from water parks and bar crawls. Sam. Wallaston. The Guardian. 13 September 2017. 17 October 2017.
  23. Web site: Life on Mars: a project that's out of this world. 16 June 2016 . Science Council. 17 October 2017.
  24. Abbie Hutty on finding life on Mars and how engineers have all the fun!. Principia Space Diary. 19 October 2017. 19 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019222911/http://principiaspacediary.org/abbie-hutty-on-finding-life-on-mars-and-how-engineers-have-all-the-fun/. dead.
  25. Web site: Top 50 Women in Engineering on Twitter Careersmart. careersmart.org.uk. en. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006013139/https://careersmart.org.uk/blog/top-50-women-engineering-twitter. 6 October 2017. dead.
  26. Web site: ALD Podcast, Ep 4: Abbie Hutty & Anne-Marie Imafidon – Ada Lovelace Day. findingada.com. en-US. 5 October 2017.
  27. Web site: Abbie Hutty Women's Engineering Society. www.wes.org.uk. en. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012516/http://www.wes.org.uk/role-models/abbie-hutty. 6 October 2017. dead.
  28. News: This Is What An Engineer REALLY Looks Like. 5 October 2017.
  29. News: This is why women are tweeting #ILookLikeAnEngineer. https://web.archive.org/web/20151015232827/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ilooklikeanengineer-women-mark-ada-lovelace-day-with-selfies-fighting-sexism-a6692141.html . 2015-10-15 . limited . live. 13 October 2015. The Independent. 5 October 2017. en-GB.
  30. Web site: Inspiring Future Stem Women : The Value of Realistic Role Models. UNOOSA. 17 October 2017.

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