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Biography
editI am Nina Baker, a former merchant navy deck officer, environmental campaigner and engineer and now an engineering historian.
Research
editMy principal areas of publishedresearch interest are:
- Women in engineering, especially Scotland
- Women in construction trades and professions
- Women in STEM current and past
- Construction history, especially labourforce and economic cycles
Other topics I am interested in:
- Disability issues
- Gender equality in the workplace
- Green politics
- Urban food growing
Education
editI have a First Mate's Certificate of Competency (foreigngoing), BSc hons 2.1 in Engineering Design with Appropriate Technology and PhD in the durability of high alumina cement[1]
Memberships
editI am a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (FIESIS), Honorary Member of the Women's Engineering Society (HMWES), member of the Construction History Society and a supporter of the Glasgow Women's Library where my collection of books and archives on women in STEM is now housed. I am also a member of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow.
References
edit- ^ Baker, Baker (1992). "The use of admixtures in high alumina cement mortar for the marine environment". Strathprints. 9th International Congress on Chemistry of Cement, New Delhi, 1992,. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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