List of female fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering explained

The page lists female fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), elected by the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK.

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), founded in 1976, is the youngest of the five national academies in the UK. It represents the nation's best practising engineers, innovators, and entrepreneurs, who are very often in leading roles in industry, business, and academia.^[1] Fellowship of the RAEng is a national honour, bringing prestige to both the individual and any organisation the Fellow is associated with. In recent years between 50 and 60 new fellows have been chosen each year by peer review from nominations made by the current fellowship;.^[2] Those proposed for fellowship must come "from among eminent engineers regarded by virtue of their personal achievements in the field of engineering as being of exceptional merit and distinction".^[3]

All 130 of the founding fellows in 1976 were men. Four women were elected in the first 20 years, the first in 1982. In all, 13 female fellows pre-date 2000, with a further 20 elected before 2010 and 65 in the decade before 2020. In 2010 the Council determined a policy that over time 10–20% of newly elected fellows should be women.^[4]

The Academy published a diversity and inclusion action plan for the five years from 2020 ^[5] but does not regularly publish the proportion of female engineers in the current fellowship, estimated in 2019 to be less than 7%.^[6] In July 2020 it launched a campaign aimed at delivering a 'Fellowship that is Fit for the Future' by the time it celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026 and set an aspiration that at least half of all candidates elected each year will be from under-represented target groups.^[7] In 2023 six of the 60 new Fellows were female.

As of 2023, 137 women have been elected to Fellowship, plus twelve international fellows, twelve honorary fellows, and one royal fellow.

Fellows

List of female fellows

Year of election	Image	Fellow	Field(s) of work; academia/industry	RAEng appointments/awards and notes
1982			Electronic engineering, marine technology; industry	Died 2019	^[8]
1987			Aeronautical engineering industry	Died 2015	^[9] ^[10] ^[11]
1992			Electrical engineering academia and industry		^[12]
1995			Electrical engineering industry
1996			Mechanical engineering, aeroacoustics; academia	First woman President of the RAEng, 2014–2019	^[13] ^[14]
			Nuclear engineering industry	A vice-president of RAEng, 2002–2008; first woman to be awarded RAEng President's medal 2014	^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
			Chemical engineering industry	First woman to win MacRobert Award, (with ICI, 1993)	^[18] ^[19]
1997			Civil engineering industry		^[20] ^[21]
			Fracture mechanics academia	Led RAEng working party on 'Educating Engineers for the 21st Century' 2007	^[22] ^[23]
			Manufacturing engineering industry and academia
1999			Geotechnical engineering industry and academia
			Chemical engineering academia	A vice-president of RAEng, 2008–2011
			Mechanical engineering industry
2000			Computer science academia	First woman to be RAEng Senior Vice-President 2005–2008	^[24]
2001			Information technology industry and philanthropy
2002			Optical networking industry and academia		^[25]
			Computer science industry and academia	First woman to be awarded the RAEng Silver Medal 2001	^[26]
			Civil engineering industry		^[27]
2003			Chemical engineering academia		^[28]
			Structural engineering industry	Editorial Board member of RAEng magazine Ingenia	^[29]
2004			Signal processing academia	Died 2012	^[30]
2005			Materials science academia		^[31]
2006			Biomedical engineering academia	Editorial Board member of RAEng magazine Ingenia; RAEng Trustee Board 2017-	^[32] ^[33]
			Civil engineering industry and academia		^[34]
2007			Materials engineering academia	A vice-president of RAEng, 2012–2014; RAEng Trustee Board 2014–2016	^[35]
			Civil engineering industry	A vice-president of RAEng, 2011–2014	^[36]
2008		Jo da Silva	Civil engineering industry and international development		^[37]
			Biomedical engineering industry and academia		^[38] ^[39]
			Control engineering industry and academia		^[40]
2009			Geotechnical engineering industry and academia		^[41]
			Chemical engineering industry and academia
			Structural engineering industry and academia		^[42]
			Computer science industry and academia
2010			Chemical engineering industry		^[43]
			Chemical engineering industry		^[44]
			Manufacturing engineering industry		^[45]
			Computer science academia
			Chemical engineering industry
			Mechanical engineering academia	Died 2022; RAEng chair in Emerging technologies, University of Leeds
2011			Civil engineering, highway engineering; industry	Editorial Board member of RAEng magazine Ingenia	^[46]
			Materials engineering industry		^[47]
			Polymer engineering academia	Bombardier-RAEng chair in Composites Engineering at Ulster University from 2014	^[48]
			Civil engineering industry		^[49] ^[50] ^[51]
			Electronic engineering industry		^[52]
			Electronic engineering industry	RAEng Trustee Board 2015-	^[53]
			Human-computer interaction industry		^[54]
			Materials science, corrosion engineering; industry		^[55]
2012			Materials science academia		^[56]
			Mining engineering industry		^[57]
			Precision engineering industry and academia	Renishaw-RAEng chair in Precision Metrology at the University of Huddersfield from 2015	^[58] ^[59]
			Chemical engineering academia	Formerly Editorial Board member of RAEng magazine Ingenia; RAEng Trustee Board 2014-	^[60]
			Geochemistry academia	Died 2016	^[61]
2013		Adisa Azapagic	Chemical engineering, sustainable engineering; academia		^[62] ^[63]
			Computer science academia
			Media technology industry	RAEng Trustee Board 2017-	^[64]
			Chemical engineering industry
			Mechanical engineering, railway engineering; industry		^[65]
			Chemical engineering academia		^[66]
			Biomaterials science academia		^[67]
2014			Bioengineering academia and industry		^[68]
			Electron microscopy, nanotechnology; academia and industry		^[69]
			Materials science academia
2015		Claire Adjiman	Chemical engineering academia		^[70]
			Mechanical engineering, acoustic emission; academia and industry
		Mary Ryan	Electrochemistry academia	Shell-RAEng chair in Interfacial Nanoscience for Engineering Systems, Imperial College London from 2015	^[71]
			Computer science, information security; academia
2016			Electronic engineering, computer science; academia and industry		^[72]
			Forensic materials engineering academia
			Fire protection engineering industry and academia
			Civil engineering industry
2017			Chemical engineering, agrochemicals; industry		^[73]
			Biological engineering, regenerative medicine; academia
			Mechanical engineering, human–machine interaction; industry and academia
			Manufacturing engineering industry
			Computer science academia
			Chemical engineering, petroleum engineering; industry
			Biomedical engineering academia and industry
			Computer science academia
			Structural engineering industry
2018			Materials Science academia		^[74]
			Aviation engineering Royal Air Force
			Civil engineering, geotechnical engineering; academia	BAM Nuttall-RAEng chair, University of Strathclyde from 2017
			Mechanical engineering, project management; industry
			Materials engineering academia
			Biomedical engineering academia
2019			Electronic engineering industry		^[75]
			Railway engineering industry
			Chemical engineering industry
			Chemical engineering academia
			Fluid dynamics academia
			Electrical engineering industry
			Cyber security academia	RAEng Silver Medal (2014) ^[76]
			Artificial intelligence academia
			Nuclear power industry
			Petroleum engineering industry
			Telecommunications engineering academia
			Transportation engineering industry
			Highway engineering industry
2020			Fire engineering, Structural engineering; industry		^[77] ^[78]
			Mechanical engineering, Aeronautical engineering; industry
			Computer science academia
			Marine engineering academia
			Wearable technology academia and industry	RAEng Silver medal (2020)
			Mechanical engineering, Fluid dynamics; Science communication	RAEng Visiting professor at Brunel University
			Sensor engineering, Photonics; academia	RAEng Silver medal (2016); RAEng Research professor (2018)
			Cyber Security, Software engineering; industry
2021			Computer Science academia and industry	RAEng Silver medal (2018)	^[79] ^[80]
			Civil engineering, Infrastructure; industry
			Nuclear engineering, Project management; industry
			Electrical engineering industry
			Physics, Artificial intelligence; academia and industry
			Entrepreneur industry	RAEng Silver medal (2013)
			Chemical engineering academia
			Chemical engineering, Fluidisation; academia
			Civil engineering, Ultrasonics; academia
			Mechanical engineering, Thermofluids; academia	RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellow (2004–09)
			Mechanical engineering, Environmental engineering; academia
			Materials science academia
		Tiziana Rossetto	Structural engineering, Earthquake engineering; academia
			Computer science, Aeronautical engineering; academia and industry
			Environmental engineering academia and industry
			Nuclear engineering industry
2022			Aerospace materials diversity and inclusion	RAEng Visiting professor of Inclusive engineering	^[81] ^[82]
			Bioprocess engineering academia
			Offshore geotechnical engineering industry	RAEng chair in Emerging Technology
			Aerospace engineering industry
			Artificial intelligence industry
			Artificial intelligence industry
			Mechanical engineering academia
			Infrastructure industry
		Niki Trigoni	Software engineering academia and industry
2023			Biomaterials; academia and industry		^[83] ^[84]
			Computer architecture, Software engineering; industry
			Hydraulic engineering industry
			Nuclear physics industry
			Naval architecture academia and industry
			Materials science academia

International Fellows

International Fellows are engineers of international distinction who are not of British nationality and who are not resident and working in Britain. The number of International Fellows cannot exceed one-tenth of the number of Fellows, and no more than ten may be elected in any year.^[3]

List of female International Fellows

Year of election	Image	Fellow	Field(s) of work; Academia/Industry	Notes
2004			Computer science academia		^[85]
2011			Chemical engineering industry		^[86]
2012			Particle physics academia
			Civil engineering industry
2013			Mechanical engineering industry
2018			Chemical engineering academia	Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
2022			Entrepreneur industry
			Electrical engineering academia and industry
			Aeronautical engineering industry
2023			Fluid mechanics academia
			Chemical engineering industry
			Bioengineering academia

Honorary Fellows

Persons not being Fellows who have made or are making a distinguished contribution to the practice of engineering are eligible for election as Honorary Fellows. Their number cannot exceed fifty and no more than five may be elected in any year.^[3]

Royal Fellows

Royal Fellows are such members of the Royal Family as on the invitation of the Board shall agree to become Royal Fellows.^[3]

References

General

• Web site: List of current Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering . 15 August 2015.

Specific

External links

• • RAEng Awards Prizes and Medals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Royal Academy of Engineering: An Introduction. 15 August 2015.
2. Web site: The Fellowship. 15 August 2015.
3. Web site: Charter, Statutes, Regulations. 15 August 2015.
4. Web site: RAEng Newsletter Autumn 2010. 15 August 2015.
5. Web site: Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan 2020 – 2025 . 24 September 2020.
6. Web site: The Fellowship . 1 October 2019.
7. Web site: Academy sets target to elect half of all new Fellows from groups currently underrepresented in the Fellowship . 23 September 2021.
8. News: Dr Elizabeth Killick obituary . 3 August 2019 . The Times . 3 August 2019.
9. News: Corby. Tom. Lady Platt of Writtle obituary. 15 August 2015. Guardian online. 12 February 2015.
10. News: Baroness Platt of Writtle. 15 August 2015. Times online. 4 February 2015.
11. Web site: Inspiring Women Engineers (Jan 2009). RAEng. 15 August 2015.
12. Web site: Agnes Aranka Kaposi. Debretts online. 15 August 2015.
13. Web site: DOWLING, Prof. Dame Ann Patricia, (Dame Ann Hynes). Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
14. http://www.ingenia.org.uk/Ingenia/Articles/526 Articles - Creating silent skies
15. Web site: ION, Dame Susan (Elizabeth). Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
16. Web site: Dame Sue Ion becomes first woman to win RAEng President's Medal. 15 August 2015.
17. Web site: Dr Sue Ion OBE FREng. Ingenia online. 15 August 2015.
18. Lee-Mortimer. Andrew. Meeting the Challenge. World Class Design to Manufacture . 1994 . 1 . 4 . 16–20 . 10.1108/09642369210063027 . 15 August 2015.
19. Web site: Timeline photo - RAEng. Facebook. 15 August 2015.
20. Web site: KENNEDY, Joanna Alicia Gore. Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
21. Web site: Dr Joanna Kennedy: How far have we come? and how far to go?. WISE Campaign May 2014. 15 August 2015.
22. Web site: Aston's vice-chancellor receives international achievement award. 15 August 2015.
23. Web site: Prof Dame Julia King. Debretts online. 15 August 2015.
24. Web site: Professor Wendy Hall elected new senior VP of national Academy. 15 August 2015.
25. Web site: Clifford Paterson lecture 2014. Royal Society. 15 August 2015.
26. Web site: RAEng Silver Medal past winners. 15 August 2015.
27. News: Grihault. Nicki. Breaking the glass ceiling is harder abroad. 15 August 2015. Telegraph online. 10 August 2006.
28. Web site: GLADDEN, Prof. Lynn Faith. Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
29. Web site: WAINWRIGHT, Faith Helen, (Mrs K. J. Glynn). Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
30. News: Vinter. Richard. Maria Petrou obituary. 15 August 2015. Guardian online. 4 December 2012.
31. Web site: New Fellows 2005. 15 August 2015.
32. Web site: Professor Elizabeth Tanner. University of Glasgow. 15 August 2015.
33. Web site: Ingenia Editorial Board. 21 September 2015.
34. Web site: Dr Jean Venables. WES. 15 August 2015.
35. Web site: ATKINSON, Prof. Helen Valerie. Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
36. Web site: Dervilla Mitchell. WES. 15 August 2015.
37. Web site: da SILVA, Joanna Gabrielle. Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
38. Web site: New Fellows 2008. 15 August 2015.
39. Web site: Professor Alison Noble. WES. 15 August 2015.
40. Web site: Professor Sarah Spurgeon appointed President of Institute for Measurement and Control. WES. 15 August 2015.
41. Web site: New Fellows 2009. 15 August 2015.
42. Web site: WERNICK, Jane Melville. Who's Who online Nov. 2014. A & C Black. 15 August 2015.
43. Web site: New Fellows 2010. 15 August 2010.
44. Web site: Jayne Bryant. WES. 15 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170314063448/http://www.wes.org.uk/JayneBryant. 14 March 2017. dead.
45. Web site: Kenward. Michael. A Vision for Manufacturing. Ingenia December 2010. 15 August 2015.
46. Web site: Ginny Clarke CBE. Gov.uk. 15 August 2015.
47. Web site: Lianne Deeming. WES. 15 August 2015.
48. Web site: Prof Eileen Harkin-Jones. 15 August 2015.
49. Web site: Kenward. Michael. Creating user-friendly buildings. Ingenia March 2015. 15 August 2015.
50. News: Construction expert lands top businesswoman award. 15 August 2015. BBC online. 28 March 2011.
51. Web site: Honorary degrees 2012. University of Bristol. 15 August 2015.
52. Web site: Kenward. Michael. Mobile systems specialist. Ingenia December 2011. 15 August 2015.
53. Web site: Ask the expert. Nature jobs blog. 15 August 2015.
54. Web site: Professor Abigail Sellen. WES. 15 August 2015.
55. Web site: Dr Liane Smith supports National Women in Engineering day. Scottish Energy news. 15 August 2015.
56. Web site: New Fellows 2012 p.30. RAEng Annual Review 2012–2013. 15 August 2015.
57. Web site: Cynthia Carroll MBA. Harvard Business School. 15 August 2015.
58. Web site: Professor Xiangqian (Jane) Jiang. University of Huddersfield. 15 August 2015.
59. News: Akbar. Arifa. Professor who escaped life of drudgery wins Asian award. 15 August 2015. Independent. 26 May 2006.
60. Web site: Editorial Board members. Ingenia. 15 August 2015.
61. Web site: Emeritus Professor Jane Plant. Imperial College. 15 August 2015.
62. Web site: New Fellows 2013. 15 August 2015.
63. Web site: Professor Adisa Azapagic elected a Fellow. 15 August 2015.
64. Web site: Media technology expert elected IET's first female President. IET. 15 August 2015.
65. Web site: Vice President Carolyn Griffiths. IMechE. 15 August 2015.
66. Web site: Interview with Professor Raffaella Ocone. Heriot Watt University. 15 August 2015.
67. Web site: Professor Molly Stevens FREng. Imperial College. 15 August 2015.
68. Web site: New Fellows 2014. 15 August 2015.
69. News: Gibney. Elizabeth. Pratibha Gai's award winning focus. 15 August 2015. THES. 14 February 2013.
70. Web site: World-leading engineers elected to Academy Fellowship. 21 September 2015.
71. Web site: New professorship for nanotechnology research. 21 September 2015.
72. Web site: Academy elects top engineers as Fellows at its 40th anniversary AGM. 9 September 2016.
73. Web site: 50 leaders in engineering elected to Academy Fellowship. 12 September 2017.
74. Web site: 50 engineering leaders become Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. 21 September 2018.
75. Web site: New Fellows 2019. Royal Academy of Engineering. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190929233850/https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/new-fellows-2019. 2019-09-29. 30 September 2019.
76. Web site: Silver Medals for UK's brightest up-and-coming tech entrepreneurs . 30 September 2019.
77. Web site: Academy welcomes 53 leading UK and international engineers as new Fellows . 24 September 2020.
78. Web site: New Fellows 2020 . 24 September 2020.
79. Web site: Academy celebrates first new Fellows elected under Fit for the Future diversity initiative . 23 September 2021.
80. Web site: New Fellows 2021 . 23 September 2021.
81. Web site: Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 72 new Fellows . 21 September 2022.
82. Web site: New Fellows 2022 . 21 September 2022.
83. Web site: Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 73 new Fellows . 20 September 2023.
84. Web site: Meet our New Fellows . 26 September 2023.
85. Web site: Professor Jane Grimson. WES. 14 July 2018.
86. Web site: Academy celebrates a new President. 15 August 2015.
87. Web site: Princess Anne becomes a Royal Fellow. RAEng Newsletter Autumn 2010 p3. 15 August 2015.