Dame Karen Holford | |
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![]() Professor Karen M. Holford | |
Born | Karen Margaret Holford 1962 (age 61–62)[2] |
Education | Newent Comprehensive School[2] |
Alma mater | University of Wales (BEng, PhD) |
Awards | Suffrage Science award (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mechanical engineering Acoustic emission[1] |
Institutions | Cranfield University Rolls-Royce Holdings Cardiff University |
Thesis | The nondestructive testing of wire ropes by acoustic emission (1987) |
Website | https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/about/senior-team/professor-karen-holford |
Dame Karen Margaret Holford DBE FREng FLSW FIMechE (born 1962)[2] is a Welsh-domiciled engineer, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Cranfield University. She was formerly Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Cardiff University.[3] She is also a former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering and Head of the School of Engineering. She is an active researcher of acoustic emission[1][4] and her work has been applied to damage assessment inspections on industrial components.
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