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| − | }}'''Dame Ann Patricia Dowling | + | }}'''Dame Ann Patricia Dowling''' is a British engineer and administrator. She is a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering,<ref>[https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2017-18/special/01/section1.shtml Notice Special No 1, Monday 2 October 2017] - Cambridge University reporter</ref><ref name= "the Royal Academy of Engineering">http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-president </ref> and from 2009 to 2014 she was Head of the Department of Engineering at the [[University of Cambridge]],<ref name=CamBio>http://www-diva.eng.cam.ac.uk/directory/apd1@cam.ac.uk</ref> where she was the first female professor in 1993.<ref name=UKRC>https://web.archive.org/web/20110530003650/http://www.theukrc.org/women/women-of-outstanding-achievement/the-winners-2011/professor-dame-ann-dowling</ref> She was President of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]] from 2014–2019.<ref name= "the Royal Academy of Engineering" /> |
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| + | From 2012, she has been a [[non-executive director]] of [[BP]]. She attended the [[2015 Bilderberg]]. | ||
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| + | Dowling was educated at [[Ursuline College, Westgate-on-Sea|Ursuline Convent School, Westgate, Kent]]<ref name="whoswho">http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U14042</ref> and the [[University of Cambridge]] (as a member of [[Girton College, Cambridge|Girton College]]), where after studying mathematics at undergraduate level, and following a summer job at the [[Royal Aircraft Establishment]], she was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in 1978.<ref name="dowlingphd">https://www.google.com</ref> Dowling's doctorate was in [[aeroacoustics]], specifically on the [[Concorde]] noise problem.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150318014829/http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2013/02/interview-ann-dowling.cfm</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Dowling's research career has been at University of Cambridge starting as a research fellow in 1977<ref name=Debretts>http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/d/11617/Ann%20Patricia+DOWLING.aspx</ref> but she has held visiting posts at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and at the [[California Institute of Technology]] <ref name=Debretts/> | ||
| + | Dowling is one of four main panel chairs for the [[Research Excellence Framework]].<ref name=HEFCE>[http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/panels/ HEFCE announcement of panel chairs] accessed 16 July 2010</ref> She has researched combustion, acoustics and vibration, focusing on [[Internal combustion engine#Air and noise pollution|efficient, low-emission combustion]] and reduced [[roadway noise|road vehicle and]] [[aircraft noise]]. | ||
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| + | On 3 February 2012, the oil company [[BP]] announced that Dowling was to become a [[non-executive director]] with immediate effect.<ref name=BP2012>https://web.archive.org/web/20120220134058/http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7073260</ref> She has been a non-executive board member at BIS since February 2014.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ann-dowling</ref> | ||
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Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, on the board of BP. Attended the 2015 Bilderberg
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Dame Ann Patricia Dowling is a British engineer and administrator. She is a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering,[1][2] and from 2009 to 2014 she was Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge,[3] where she was the first female professor in 1993.[4] She was President of the Royal Academy of Engineering from 2014–2019.[2]
From 2012, she has been a non-executive director of BP. She attended the 2015 Bilderberg.
Education
Dowling was educated at Ursuline Convent School, Westgate, Kent[5] and the University of Cambridge (as a member of Girton College), where after studying mathematics at undergraduate level, and following a summer job at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, she was awarded a PhD degree in 1978.[6] Dowling's doctorate was in aeroacoustics, specifically on the Concorde noise problem.[7]
Career
Dowling's research career has been at University of Cambridge starting as a research fellow in 1977[8] but she has held visiting posts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the California Institute of Technology [8] Dowling is one of four main panel chairs for the Research Excellence Framework.[9] She has researched combustion, acoustics and vibration, focusing on efficient, low-emission combustion and reduced road vehicle and aircraft noise.
On 3 February 2012, the oil company BP announced that Dowling was to become a non-executive director with immediate effect.[10] She has been a non-executive board member at BIS since February 2014.[11]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2015 | 11 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | Austria Telfs-Buchen | The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria |
References
- ↑ Notice Special No 1, Monday 2 October 2017 - Cambridge University reporter
- ↑ a b http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-president
- ↑ http://www-diva.eng.cam.ac.uk/directory/apd1@cam.ac.uk
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110530003650/http://www.theukrc.org/women/women-of-outstanding-achievement/the-winners-2011/professor-dame-ann-dowling
- ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U14042
- ↑ https://www.google.com
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150318014829/http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2013/02/interview-ann-dowling.cfm
- ↑ a b http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/d/11617/Ann%20Patricia+DOWLING.aspx
- ↑ HEFCE announcement of panel chairs accessed 16 July 2010
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120220134058/http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7073260
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ann-dowling
