Isobel Anne Pollock-Hulf OBE FIMechE (born 10 November 1954) is visiting professor in Engineering and Design at the University of Leeds.
Isobel Pollock-Hulf | |
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| Born | Isobel Anne Pollock 10 November 1954 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland |
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| Alma mater | Imperial College, London |
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| Discipline | Engineering management |
Early life
editPollock is the daughter of Wilson and Margaret Pollock, she was educated at Dalriada School, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland and then attended Imperial College in London graduating in 1976.[1] Subsequently, she became a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in 1981.[1]
Industrial career
editPollock worked for ICI in Huddersfield for 10 years before moving to Leeds company DuPont Howson and then Rotherham company Beatson Clark[2][3]
Professional career
editA long time member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Pollock has held several roles within the institute and was elected as a Fellow of the Institution (FIMechE) in 1991 before becoming President of the Institution in 2012–2013.[4] Pollock was chair of the Institution's Heritage Committee when it was founded in 2007 and was responsible for relaunching the Engineering Heritage Awards.[5]
Since 2006 Pollock has been the Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting professor in Engineering and Design at the University of Leeds.[6]
Pollock has been a member of the Science and Technology Advisory Council which provides independent strategic advice, challenge and support to the National Physical Laboratory since 2015.[7]
Pollock is a patron of the Women's Engineering Society[8] and was Master of the Worshipful Company of Engineers for 2016–17[9]
Recognition
editFor services to mechanical engineering Pollock was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours.[10]
As well as being a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Pollock is also a Fellow of City and Guilds of London Institute (FCGI) and has been a Freeman of the City of London since 2002.[4]
Pollock has been awarded Honorary doctorates from the University of Huddersfield in 2004[11] and the University of Leeds in 2016.[12] She was awarded the Sir Harold Hartley medal by the Institute of Measurement and Control in 2013.[13] Pollock was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 2016.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "POLLOCK, Isobel Anne". Who's Who 2016. A & C Black. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Family and Health: Why women should choose engineering as a career". Huddersfield Examiner. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Engineers' leader returns to Rotherham". Sheffield Star. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Professor Isobel Pollock OBE BSc(Eng) CEng Hon DSc FIMechE FCGI". National Physical Laboratory. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Professor Isobel Pollock". Women's Engineering Society. 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Presidential hat-trick". Imperial College. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Professor Isobel Pollock-Hulf OBE BSc(Eng) CEng Hon DSc Hon FIET FIMechE FCGI". National Physical Laboratory. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrons". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "The Worshipful Company of Engineers". Livery Companies of the City of London. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: OBE". The Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates". University of Huddersfield. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Engineering professors awarded honorary degrees". University of Leeds. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "President's Gallery 2012: Professor Isobel Pollock". Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows list". Institution of Engineering and Technology. 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.