Dawn Bonfield
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Dawn Bonfield MBE CEng FIMMM FICE FIStructE FWES is a Materials Engineer and Founder & Director of Towards Vision,[1] a company which aims to work towards a vision of diversity and inclusion in engineering. She is past President and former Chief Executive of the Women's Engineering Society (WES),[2][3] and in 2018 was an Ambassador for the Year of Engineering[4][5], promoting engineering careers through a roadshow aimed at meeting parents.
Career
A materials engineer by profession, training and experience - having studied Materials Science at Bath University - Bonfield has worked at AERE Harwell, Citroen Research Centre (Paris), British Aerospace (Bristol), MBDA (Stevenage), and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (London).
In 2017, Bonfield was appointed a Visiting Professor of Inclusive Engineers at Aston University[6], developing undergraduate content on Inclusive Engineering to equip the next generation of engineers with the skills and competencies they need to be inclusive. She also co-founded IncEng in 2017,[7] a platform to bring together under-represented groups in engineering.
Activism
Bonfield joined the Council of the Women's Engineering Society in 2011 and was elected President in 2014[8]. She then became CEO in 2015.[2] Bonfield was the founder of National Women in Engineering Day in 2014 and in 2015 established the inaugural 50 Women in Engineering List with the Daily Telegraph.[2][9] She established and still runs the "Magnificent Women" schools outreach project and website[10], and the Sparxx project to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) students.[11] She is a STEM Ambassador who regularly promotes engineering and materials in schools.
Awards
In 2015 Bonfield won a WISE Award [12] and an Association Congress Award for the INWED campaign[5], and in 2016 she won the SEMTA Skills Diversity Award.[13]In 2016 she was a Finalist in the Airbus GEDC Diversity Award,[14] and in 2017 she won the Women's Business Council STEM 'Starting Out' award.[15]
She was made MBE in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours list [16][17] for 'Services to the promotion of diversity in engineering'.
Membership of groups
Dawn is a member of a number of groups including:
- T level panel member: Design, Development and Control [18]
- Member of the Department of Education Technical Education Inclusivity Working Group [19]
- Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Group on Measurement [20][21][22]
- Member of Bath University Court [23]
- Patron at Alton Convent School, Hampshire [24]
- External Athena Swan Advisory Group Member, City University [25]
- Member of the Visiting Professors' Management Group [26]
- Member of the Women’s Business Council STEM Starting Out Subgroup [27]
- Member of Women in Materials Committee of Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining [28]
References
- ^ "Towards Vision Home Page. Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering". Towards Vision. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Dawn Bonfield MBE | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Women in Engineering Day prompts gender debate", CIBSE journal, June 2016
- ^ "2018 will be the year of engineering". GOV.UK. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Dawn Bonfield". Aston University. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Visiting Professor of Inclusive Engineering Appointed". Aston University. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Administrator. "IncEng: strengthening the voice of diversity and inclusion in engineering | International Fire Professional Latest News". Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Presidents Past and Present". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Engineering Heroes – The 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering #WE50". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Magnificent Women". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Unlocking engineering's appeal to girls". The Engineer. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WISE Awards 2015 - Welcome to the WISE Campaign". Welcome to the WISE Campaign. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Diversity award for inspirational Dawn". semta.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Airbus GEDC Diversity Award". airbusgroup. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "WBC Awards 2017 – Women's Business Council". www.womensbusinesscouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Martin Ford (10 June 2016), "Inspiring Codicote and Stevenage engineer Dawn Bonfield receives MBE in Queen's honours", Hertfordshire Mercury
- ^ "Order of the British Empire: Jacqueline Dawn Bonfield". The Gazette. 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Membership of T level panels for 2020 and 2021 delivery" (PDF). November 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Awaiting citation". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Engineering diversity and inclusion - toolkit and survey launch event". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Increasing diversity and inclusion in engineering". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering diversity and inclusion leadership group (DILG) - measurement". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "University of Bath Court MoM January 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Patrons of Alton School". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "City University Gender Equality Advisory Group". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Awaiting citation".
- ^ "Womens Business Council 'Starting Out' 2017 award". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "IOM3 Women in materials group". Retrieved 19 August 2018.