Profile
Background
Rebecca graduated with a 1st class MEng degree in Product Design Engineering from Loughborough University (2010-2015). During this time, she also completed a Diploma of Industrial Studies at Bentley Motors Ltd (2012-2013), within manufacturing departments and chaired Loughborough University's Women’s Engineering Society, setting up the first careers fair for female engineers in the UK.
Rebecca completed a PhD at Loughborough University as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Regenerative Medicine (2015-2019). Her PhD was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and LGC Group, with research into biometrology and human factors within healthcare. Her thesis covers the following topic: ‘Quantifying biometrology operator data analysis subjectivity within Flow Cytometry using measurement uncertainty principles’. As part of her doctoral studies, she completed a secondment at MIT, to identify translational issues in other diagnostic areas of healthcare measurement, considering human factor implications.
Rebecca completed a short Research Associate position within the Centre for SMART, working with food manufacturers to develop a resource dashboard for smart monitoring of food waste (2019-2020)
In 2020 Rebecca started as a Lecturer in biometrology at the Wolfson School, growing this theme for her research and supporting teaching in design and measurement.
Qualifications
- Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons, 1st Class), Loughborough University, 2010-2015
- Diploma in Industrial Studies, 2015
- PhD in Biometrology within the Centre for Doctoral Training in Regenerative Medicine, Loughborough University, 2015-2019
Key awards
- IMechE Visionary Postgraduate Research Scholar 2015-2019
- IMechE ’35 under 35’ rising star 2019