involved in the writing of the Talented Women for a Successful Wales report. Awards and fellowships 2017 - MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours 2017 - Institute of Physics William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize 2015 - Leading Wales Award for Social Enterprise 2009 - Royal Academy of Engineering medal for the Public Promotion of Engineering 2008 - UK RC Woman of Outstanding Achievement Award 2007 - Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication 2007 - Institute of Acoustics' Award for Promoting Acoustics to the Public 2005 - Institute of Physics Young Professional Physicist of the Year Award 2004 - Women in Science and Engineering Excellence Award 2004 - Welsh Woman of the Year (Science and Technology) References Living people British physicists British women physicists Members of the Order of the British Empire People from South Staffordshire District Science communicators 1972 births