Penny Endersby
Penny Endersby FCMI | |
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Chief Executive of the Met Office | |
Assumed office December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Rob Varley |
Personal details | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Penelope Claire Endersby
Education and early career
Endersby grew up in north London and was educated at
Research
Endersby, a researcher specialising in armour and explosives, served at the
She joined the council of the Institute of Physics in 2017.[8] Endersby was appointed as chief executive at the Met Office in December 2018; she is the first woman to fill that role.[9] She serves on the board of Ploughshare Innovations, the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) technology transfer office.[10][11]
In 2021 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[12]
Endersby was appointed
Personal life
Endersby is an expert choir singer.[4] She has two children.[4] She is interested in wildlife and records the UK phenology.[3] She is a trustee of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d "Professor Penny Endersby - Welcome to the WISE Campaign". Welcome to the WISE Campaign. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Penelope Endersby". Newnham Associates - Newnham College, Cambridge. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Penny Endersby - Future Worlds". Future Worlds. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Penelope Endersby - Defence Science". defencescience.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Dstl – Supporting National Women in Engineering Day 2016". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Dstl – Supporting International Women in Engineering Day 2017". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Dstl want to 'see many more women studying STEM subjects at school, college and university'". WeAreTheCity. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Extending our reach" (PDF). IOP. 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Professor Penelope Endersby to be new Met Office Chief Executive". Met Office. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Ploughshare announces two new board members". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "ECS Visiting Professor appointed to Ploughshare Innovations board". University of Southampton. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Academy celebrates first new Fellows elected under Fit for the Future diversity initiative". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N10.
- ^ "Our Trustees". Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2018.