Biography:Eileen Harkin-Jones
Eileen Harkin-Jones | |
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| Born | Eileen M. A. Harkin-Jones |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (BEng) Queen's University Belfast (PhD) |
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| Institutions | Queen's University Belfast Ulster University |
| Thesis | Rotational moulding of reactive plastics (1992) |
| Website | ulster |
Eileen M. A. Harkin-Jones OBE FREng FIMechE FIChemE is the Bombardier Aerospace-Royal Academy of Engineering professor of composites engineering at the Ulster University.[1][2][3]
Education
Harkin-Jones studied mechanical engineering at University College Dublin, and received first class honours in 1983.[4] She completed her PhD at Queen's University Belfast[5] working on materials for rotational moulding in 1992.[6]
Research and career
Harkin-Jones was appointed a lecturer at Queen's in 1993.[6] In 1999 Harkin-Jones became the first woman to be appointed an engineering professor in Ireland.[7] Her research is on polymer processing and the development of materials.[4][8] In 2015 she was appointed the Bombardier-Royal Academy of Engineering professor of composite engineering at Ulster University.[6] At Ulster University she focuses on aerospace composites and sustainable plastic manufacture.[9][10] Using injection moulding, thermoforming and additive manufacture Harkin-Jones is exploring advanced thermoplastic composite materials for medical devices and aerospace.[11] She has published over 200 peer reviewed papers,[1][2] and secured funding over £12 million.[11]
She is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Higher Education committee and Deputy Chair of the Northern Ireland Higher Education Authority.[12][13] She is campaigns for gender equality in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at a national level.[14] She is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Manufacturing.[15]
Awards and honours
In 2017 she was appointed a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering.[11] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2011.[6] In 2013 she was appointed Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to higher education.[16][17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 {{Google Scholar id}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eileen Harkin-Jones publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (Subscription content?)
- ↑ Mubarak, Y.; Harkin-Jones, E.M.A.; Martin, P.J.; Ahmad, M. (2001). "Modeling of non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of isotactic polypropylene". Polymer 42 (7): 3171–3182. doi:10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00606-6. ISSN 0032-3861.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anon (2015). "10 minutes with... Eileen Harkin-Jones" (in en). http://www.iom3.org/materials-world-magazine/news/2015/feb/02/10-minutes-eileen-harkinjones.
- ↑ Harkin-Jones, Eileen M. A. (1992). Rotational moulding of reactive plastics. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Queen's University of Belfast. OCLC 53533917. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.317442.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "EuroNanoForum 2015" (in en-US). http://euronanoforum2015.eu/speaker/eileen-harkin-jones/.
- ↑ Francis, Thomas Jeatt for Taylor &. "Cogent Engineering Editors | Explore Cogent OA" (in en). http://explore.cogentoa.com/cogent-engineering-section-editors.
- ↑ "QUB MRG Group". https://www.qub.ac.uk/mrg/research/thermoforming/thermoforming.php.
- ↑ Plastics: Design and Manufacture for Sustainability - Prof Eileen Harkin-Jones OBE, Centre for Industrial Sustainability, 2015-07-16, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtuDJ4pUJYg, retrieved 2018-04-19
- ↑ "Distinguished engineer appointed to drive Ulster University composites research capability". https://www.newmaterials.com/News_Detail_Distinguished_engineer_appointed_to_drive_ulster_university_composites_research_capability_13437.asp.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Anon (2018). "Our Team" (in en-gb). http://www.niace-centre.org.uk/index.php/our-team.
- ↑ "Professor Eileen Harkin-Jones OBE FREng" (in en-US). Higher Education Hub. https://hefocus.raeng.org.uk/committee/professor-eileen-harkin-jones-obe-freng/.
- ↑ Anon (2017). "Higher Education Authority". Higher Education Authority. http://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2017/04/368th-HEA-minutes-1.pdf.
- ↑ "Eileen Harkin-Jones" (in en). Royal Irish Academy. 2016-02-18. https://www.ria.ie/eileen-harkin-jones.
- ↑ "Prof Eileen Harkin Jones OBE | All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group" (in en). http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/apmg/people/prof-eileen-harkin-jones-obe.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland citizens receive their Investitures" (in en). https://www.gov.uk/government/news/northern-ireland-citizens-receive-their-investitures.
- ↑ "MSSI Research Forum" (in en). University of Limerick. https://www.ul.ie/news-centre/events/mssi-research-forum81/.
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