Emma Taylor is a UK-based safety engineer. She is a Lead System Safety Engineer at the UK's RSSB (Rail Safety and Standards Board).[1] Taylor is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), where she acts as a CPD (Professional development) auditor and Professional Registration Interviewer.[2][3] She is a Chartered Engineer (UK), and a Fellow and Chair-Elect of the Safety and Reliability Society.[4][5]
Life
editShe attended the University of Aberdeen and received a MSC from their Safety Engineering program.[6]
In the 2000s, she played a key role in the development of international standards for mitigation of orbiting space debris (space junk), representing UK industry at both European and international (ISO) level.[7][8] During her 20 year career in the space industry, she also became a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and published widely on space science and engineering research.[9][10] She is an international lecturer on safety.[11][12]
Awards
editIn 2018 she was named one of The Telegraph and Women's Engineering Society's Top 50 Women in Engineering.[13][14] She was nominated for Rail Safety Person of the Year in 2017.[15][3] Taylor was nominated for the WISE Campaign Women in Industry Award 2018[16] in recognition of her 30 year engineering career in multiple sectors and her support of STEM professionals.[17][18] In 2018 she was shortlisted as one of 2018's TechWomen100[19] and was a finalist in the 2018 Venus Awards.[20]
In 2019 she was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering by Inclusive Boards and the Financial Times.[21]
References
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- ^ "Emma Taylor - IMechE". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Career Developer: How our much-improved CPD tool is helping engineers". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "SaRS Council - Safety and Reliability SocietySafety and Reliability Society". www.sars.org.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "SaRS Spotlight: Dr Emma Taylor".
- ^ "Leading engineer inspires next generation of safety students - Subsea UK, Aberdeen, Scotland". www.subseauk.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "ISO October 2005 Aerospace New Frontier.PDF". www.slideshare.net. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering - Volume 221, Number 6, Jun 01, 2007". journals.sagepub.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Taylor, Emma A.)". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Emma Taylor | Rail Safety & Standards Board, London | RSSB". ResearchGate. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Third speaker announcement for CRA's Risk Forum - CRA". CRA. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Leading engineer inspires next generation of safety students | News | The School of Engineering | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 Women in Engineering". INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DAY 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Engineer Emma awarded for 30 years in the industry". Rail Business Daily. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "The RailStaff Awards 2018". www.railstaffawards.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "WISE Woman in Industry Award Finalists - Welcome to the WISE Campaign". Welcome to the WISE Campaign. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 engineer Emma Taylor on her career and challenges for senior women leaders". Eventbrite. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Dr Emma Taylor named as one of The Telegraph's Top 50 Women Engineers". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Emma Taylor | RSSB". 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019.
- ^ "London's top business women announced at The Ritz!". Business Matters. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Dr Emma Taylor in Top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering". www.rssb.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2020.