Prof Dame Ann Dowling, OM, DBE

President, Royal Academy of Engineering

Mechanical engineer Ann Dowling became the Royal Academy of Engineering's first female president when she was appointed to the role in 2014. Her research has focused primarily on combustion, acoustics, aeronautics and energy, specialising in the reduction of vehicle and aircraft noise. In 1998 Dowling became the University of Cambridge’s first female head of the Department of Engineering, one of the most esteemed engineering departments in the UK, and she was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy in 2003. Dowling is a supporter of initiatives that encourage women to pursue careers in engineering, and says that more also needs to be done to ensure they are retained and promoted to senior and leadership roles. She was made a dame for her services to science in 2007, and in the 2016 New Year Honours she received the Order of Merit, the UK's highest honour.

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