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Jenny Body
Alma materBritish Aerospace
EmployerAirbus
Known forFirst woman to become President of Royal Aeronautical Society

Jennifer Mary Body CBE is a British aerospace engineer, the former President of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Early life and education

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Body, whose father was an aerospace engineer, was the only girl in her physics class at high school in Bristol.[1] in 1971 she became an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering apprentice with British Aerospace.[2] She studied at Imperial College London.[3]

Career

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Working in the avionics group at British Aerospace, Body created the software for the fly-by-wire aircraft.[4] She established the Next Generation Composite Wing Programme, the biggest UK Aerospace programme so far.[5][6] In 2009 she established the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Committee.[7][8] In 2002 she was made engineering lead of the Nimrod wing design team.[9] She has been a technical manager for wing assembly.[10]

In 2013 Body became the first woman to be President of the Royal Aeronautical Society since its creation in 1866.[11][12][13] During her time as President, she focussed on the development of women's technical skills, trying to inspire and motivate young people to consider careers in aerospace engineering.[14] In 2014 she announced a memorandum of understanding had been signed between the International Aviation Women Association and the Royal Aeronautical Society to recruit and up-skill women within the aviation industry.[15] She regularly represents the society to this day, awarding prizes and giving interviews to the press.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][excessive citations] She spoke about the lack of skills in the aerospace industry on BBC Radio Norfolk.[27][28] On 16 July 2016, the University of the West of England awarded her an honorary doctorate.[4] She is on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Employment Studies Research.[29]

Body is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. In 2013 she became a Fellow of City and Guilds of London Institute.[30] She was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 2010 for services to engineering. In 2010 she retired from Airbus, where she was the most senior female engineer.[4] She was a member of the Royal Society Diversity Committee between 2015 and 2017.[2] She works on the Diversity Strategy of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[31] She is a chair of the Royal Aeronautical Society Education and Skills Committee.[32] She is part of the British Computer Society Women in STEM network.[33] She is an ambassador of Aerospace Bristol.[34]

Already, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Body was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to aerospace engineering.[35]

References

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  7. ^ "Career Mentoring Tops the Bill at Special Conference Hosted by Women in Aviation and Aerospace Committee - Royal Aeronautical Society". Royal Aeronautical Society. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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  9. ^ "Airbus engineer honoured with degree by UWE". Gazette Series. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. ^ John, Neugebauer (14 July 2016). Employability : making the most of your career development. Evans-Brain, Jane. Los Angeles. p. 42. ISBN 978-1473985018. OCLC 1012125330.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "Trailblazers of diversity The Engineer". www.theengineer.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Churchill Medal winner 2012/13 - The IET". www.theiet.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  13. ^ "RAeS Bristol Branch". www.raesbristol.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Mind the skills gap - Royal Aeronautical Society". Royal Aeronautical Society. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  15. ^ "International collaboration to help develop diverse, skilled leaders in aviation - Royal Aeronautical Society". Royal Aeronautical Society. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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  17. ^ "Mitcheldean students scoop £5000 to build a flight simulator". The Ross Gazette. Retrieved 7 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
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  19. ^ "The Next 50 Years for Aviation, Aerospace and Space | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Arabian Aerospace - Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker presented with RAeS Fellowship". www.arabianaerospace.aero. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  21. ^ "ADS Advance - Heathrow UTC joins 'Think UTC'". www.adsadvance.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  22. ^ "Mind the Gap: Gender Is Still a Barrier | Telegraph Jobs Careers Advice". Telegraph Jobs. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Short Brothers | English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Flying High in the Aerospace Industry - Royal Aeronautical Society". Royal Aeronautical Society. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  25. ^ "Mayor of Bath". www.mayorofbath.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  26. ^ "ASTRAEA TEAM WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD". BAE Systems | International. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  27. ^ "Society Press Coverage - May 2016 - Royal Aeronautical Society". Royal Aeronautical Society. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  28. ^ Freedom In The Air (7 June 2014), Dare to Dream, Dare to hope | Royal Aeronautical Society, retrieved 7 March 2018
  29. ^ "Members of Centre for Employment Studies Research - UWE Bristol: CESR". www1.uwe.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  30. ^ "Fellowship (FCGI) and Honorary Fellowship (HonFCGI) of The City and Guilds of London Institute". City and Guilds of London Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  31. ^ "Diversity in Engineering". Royal Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  32. ^ "Aerospace engineer, artist and choreographer among leading figures to join elite line up of Kingston University honorary graduates". www.kingston.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  33. ^ "BCS establishes female network in STEM and IT". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  34. ^ "CAMPAIGN BOARD". Aerospace Bristol. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  35. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N8.
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