Angela Strank

Dame Angela Strank
DBE FRS FREng
Born Angela Rosemary Emily Strank
October 1952 (age 65–66)
Alma mater University of Manchester (BSc, PhD)
Scientific career
Institutions BP
University of Manchester[1]
Thesis Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Holkerian, Asbian and Brigantian stages of the British lower carboniferous
Doctoral advisor Fred M. Broadhurst[2]
Website www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/governance/structure/board-governors/members/angela-strank/

Dame Angela Rosemary Emily Strank DBE FRS FREng (born October 1952)[3] is head of downstream technology and chief scientist of BP, responsible for technology across all the refining, petrochemicals, lubricants and fuels businesses.[4]

Education

Strank was educated at the University of Manchester where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology in 1975 followed by a PhD in micropalaeontology in 1981.[2][4][5] Her doctoral research investigated the foraminiferal stratigraphy of the Holkerian, Asbian and Brigantian stages of the British lower carboniferous and was supervised by Fred M. Broadhurst.[2]

Career

In 1980, Strank joined the British Geological Survey by what she says was becoming a geologist "by accident". [6] In 1982, she joined BP as a geologist.[5][7] In 2013, she joined the University of Manchester's board of governors.[1] In April 2014, she was appointed chief scientist.[7]

Honours and awards

In 2010, she won the UK First Women's Award in Science and Technology. an award sponsored by the UK Government (CBI) in recognition of pioneering UK women in business and industry. [7][5]

In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Strank was appointed DBE. In the same year she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng).[8] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Angela Strank - Board of Governors - The University of Manchester".
  2. 1 2 3 Strank, Angela Rosemary Emily (1981). Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Holkerian, Asbian and Brigantian stages of the British lower carboniferous. manchester.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Manchester. OCLC 963780922. Copac 36522427.
  3. ↑ "ANGELA ROSEMARY EMILY STRANK - COVENTRY - OIL COMPANY EXECUTIVE, DIRECTOR". Checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Dr Angela Strank profile at". Royal Society. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Angela Strank". Epsrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Paul Bray (24 September 2015). "Angela Strank: 'Geologist by accident'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Dr Angela Strank | Board of Governors | The University of Manchester". Manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "50 leaders in engineering elected to Academy Fellowship". Raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Distinguished scientists elected as Fellows and Foreign Members of the Royal Society". The Royal Society. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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