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

  1. "Philip Charles RUFFLES personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Old Sennockians: Professor Philip Ruffles CBE FREng FRS (OS 1958)". osonline.sevenoaksschool.org. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. Bladon Jets | Advisors
  4. Stock Quotes & Company News | Reuters.com
  5. Philip Ruffles: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek
  6. 1 2 "Philip Ruffles". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. "News and Publications - News Release". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  8. The State of Engineering R&D in the UK


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