Philip Charles Ruffles CBE FREng FRS is a British aerospace engineer. Born in October 1939, [1] he graduated from the University of Bristol with a first class degree in mechanical engineering in 1961. [2] He joined Rolls-Royce plc, becoming director of engineering and technology from 1997 until his retirement in 2001. He is an advisor to Bladon Jets. [3] He was a non-executive director of Domino Printing Sciences plc. [4] [5]
Honours and awards
1998 Fellow of the Royal Society [6]
2001 Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
2001 Prince Philip Medal [7] [8]
2011 Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics
Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal [2]
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering [2]
MacRobert Award of the Royal Academy of Engineering [6]
References
- ^ "Philip Charles RUFFLES personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Old Sennockians: Professor Philip Ruffles CBE FREng FRS (OS 1958)". osonline.sevenoaksschool.org. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Bladon Jets | Advisors
- ^ Stock Quotes & Company News | Reuters.com
- ^ Philip Ruffles: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek[ dead link]
- ^ a b "Philip Ruffles". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "News and Publications - News Release". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ The State of Engineering R&D in the UK
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