Sarah Hainsworth

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Sarah Hainsworth
OBE FREng
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Prof Sarah Hainsworth in 2021
Born (1967-10-05) 5 October 1967 (age 56)
Leeds
Nationality British
Education Richmond School, [1] University of Newcastle
Alma mater University of Newcastle upon Tyne
OccupationPro-Vice-Chancellor (Research). University of Bath
Scientific career
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Institutions
Thesis Factors Influencing the Tribology of Ceramic Surfaces  (1993)
Doctoral advisor Prof Trevor Page

Sarah Victoria Hainsworth OBE FREng (born 5 October 1967 in Leeds) [2] is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Bath. [3] Previously she was Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Aston University, [4] Professor of Materials and Forensic Engineering, and Head of the Department of Engineering, at the University of Leicester. [5]

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Education

Hainsworth studied at Richmond School. [6] She was later educated at the University of Newcastle where she was awarded BEng and PhD degrees. [5]

Career

Hainsworth came to public attention for her analysis of the wounds found on the skeleton of Richard III. This related the tool marks to possible weapons. [7] [8] Her work has also included engineering a safe drinking glass by examining how the design and manufacture of glasses influences the way in which they fracture. She has also done research on automotive materials, is Director of the Advanced Microscopy Centre and heads the Materials Technology Integration Centre (MaTIC). [5] [9] In 2016 she succeeded Professor Helen Atkinson as Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester. [10] She has acted as an expert witness and actively encourages young women to take up engineering as a career. [11] [12] From 2017, Hainsworth worked at Aston University as their Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. [13] Hainsworth joined the University of Bath as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) in December 2021. [14]

Awards and honours

Hainsworth was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Tribology Bronze Medal in 1995, the Rosenhain Medal of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining in 2008, and was nominated as one of the Women's Engineering Society's Outstanding Technical Women in 2009. In 2015, she received the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Engineering Sciences Section Andrew H. Payne Jr. Special Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to forensic engineering sciences. [5] In 2016 she was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering. [15] She became a Trustee of the Academy in September 2023. [16] Hainsworth was awarded an OBE in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to engineering and to forensic science. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "World-leading forensics expert goes back to school". Richmond School. 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hainsworth, Prof. Sarah Victoria, (born 5 Oct. 1967), Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Aston University, since 2017". Hainsworth, Prof. Sarah Victoria. 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U288817.(subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
  3. ↑ "Professor Sarah Hainsworth OBE FREng announced as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)". University of Bath. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Engineering and Applied Science".
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Sarah Hainsworth". University of Leicester Engineering. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "World-leading forensics expert goes back to school". Richmond School. 4 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Appleby, Jo; Rutty, Guy N; Hainsworth, Sarah V; Woosnam-Savage, Robert C; Morgan, Bruno; Brough, Alison; Earp, Richard W; Robinson, Claire; King, Turi E (17 January 2015). "Perimortem trauma in King Richard III: a skeletal analysis". The Lancet. 385 (9964): 253–259. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60804-7. hdl: 2381/33280 . PMID   25238931. S2CID   13248948.
  8. ↑ "King Richard III died brutally during Battle". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Earp, Richard W.; Hainsworth, Sarah V.; Eustice, David A.; Robinson, Catherine; Glendenning, Malcolm D. (1 June 2015). "The Effect of Tempering and Wall Thickness on the Fracture of Pint Glasses". International Journal of Applied Glass Science. 6 (2): 196–207. doi: 10.1111/ijag.12099 . ISSN   2041-1294.
  10. ↑ "Helen Atkinson". University of Leicester Graduate Dean. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Coleman, Liam (12 June 2016). "Forensic expert visits Loughborough College". loughborough. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "First Person: 'Just to be clear, I've never cried in the lab...'". Leicester Mercury. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Aston appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellors".
  14. ↑ "Professor Sarah Hainsworth OBE FREng announced as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)". University of Bath. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Sarah Hainsworth". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Trustee board". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Order of the British Empire". London Gazette . Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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