Sarah Sharples
Sarah Catherine Sharples FREng (born 1972) is a British chartered ergonomist and academic specialising in human factors and ergonomics. She has been Professor of Human Factors at the University of Nottingham since 2012 and chief scientific adviser for the Department for Transport since 2021. She has spent all her academic career at the University of Nottingham, and was also its pro-vice-chancellor for equality, diversity and inclusion from 2018 to 2021.[1][2][3][4] In 2024 she was elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[5]
Having been educated at Wimbledon High School, an all-girls private school in London, she studied psychology, human factors, and engineering at the University of Nottingham (BSc, MSc, PhD).[3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Virtual Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE): methodological and the theoretical issues".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty of Engineering: Sarah Sharples". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Professor Sarah Sharples". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Sharples, Prof. Sarah Catherine, (born 1 Nov. 1972), Professor of Human Factors, since 2012, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, since 2018, University of Nottingham". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Tatum, Adrian (23 March 2021). "University of Nottingham's Prof Sarah Sharples to become Chief Scientific Adviser at the DfT". Highways News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 71 new Fellows". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Nichols, Sarah (1999). "Virtual Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE): methodological and the theoretical issues". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
