Jacqueline Whitelaw Explained

Jacqueline Whitelaw
Other Names:Jackie Whitelaw
Birth Date:29 May 1957
Death Date:20 July 2021
Occupation:Journalist, editor

Jacqueline Whitelaw (29 May 1957 – 20 July 2021), usually credited as Jackie Whitelaw, was a British technical journalist and editor, based in London. She focused on civil engineering, infrastructure, and transportation planning topics.

Early life

Whitelaw completed a degree in history and archaeology at the University of Exeter in 1978.[1]

Career

After college, Whitelaw joined the staff of New Civil Engineer, initially as a secretary to the managing director. She served as the magazine's deputy editor from 1998 to 2009, and wrote profiles and reports for the magazine as a freelancer after 2009.[2] From 2011 to 2013, she was editor of Transportation Professional, a publication of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT),[3] [4] [5] focusing especially on London's transportation planning around the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] From 2014 to 2015 she was co-founder and associate editor of Infrastructure Intelligence,[7] an online news service under the auspices of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering.[8] She also wrote for Public Finance.[9] [10]

Among her last published articles were interviews with MIT professor Caitlin Mueller[11] and John French of Cambridge Innovation Parks,[12] on designing for carbon neutrality standards, and an article about the use of concrete with sensors for building information modelling in Hong Kong.[13]

Personal life

Whitelaw died in 2021, aged 64 years.[14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Byrd. Ty. 22 July 2021. Obituary Jacqueline Whitelaw 1957 – 2021. 2021-12-02. New Civil Engineer. en.
  2. Whitelaw. Jackie. 10-17 December 2009. Balfour Beatty 100. New Civil Engineer. 2–15.
  3. Whitelaw. Jackie. June 2012. Road work ahead: only the quick and adventurous need apply. Transportation Professional.. English. 800767576.
  4. Whitelaw. Jackie. 2012. David Anderson: "Transport matters". Transportation Professional.. English. 807783172.
  5. Whitelaw. Jackie. April 2013. This is the year we get horizontal. Transportation Professional.. English. 838173862.
  6. Web site: 28 July 2021. TP's former editor Jackie Whitelaw passes away. 2021-12-02. CIHT.
  7. Web site: About The 2016 Be Inspired Awards Jurors. 2021-12-02. Year in Infrustructure. en.
  8. Web site: Walker. Andy. 27 July 2021. Remembering Jackie Whitelaw. 2021-12-02. Infrastructure Intelligence. en.
  9. Whitelaw. Jackie. April 2015. The Fifth Element. Public Finance. 44–49.
  10. Whitelaw. Jackie. June 2016. Something to Build On. Public Finance. 30–33.
  11. Web site: Whitelaw. Jackie. 1 June 2021. Profile: Caitlin Mueller. 2021-12-02. The Institution of Structural Engineers. en-GB.
  12. Whitelaw. Jackie. February 2021. Interview: John French. The Structural Engineer. 99 . 2 . 30–32. 10.56330/ACYL9676 . 254200105 .
  13. Whitelaw. Jackie. 5 May 2021. Digital twin helps speed concrete casting in Hong Kong. 2021-12-02. New Civil Engineer. en.
  14. Web site: Norman. Jonathan. 11 August 2021. Remembering Jackie Whitelaw. 2021-12-02. Major Projects Association. en-GB.
  15. Byrd. Ty. 6 October 2021. Service of reflection organised in memory of former NCE deputy editor Jackie Whitelaw. 2021-12-02. New Civil Engineer. en.

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