Sophie joined the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK as a Senior Strategist in March 2024. Sophie obtained her French Engineering Degree in Materials in 2002 (ISITV engineering school), her MSc in Advanced Materials in 2002 at Cranfield University and her PhD in bio-medical composites in 2007 from the Polymer Composites Group at the University of Nottingham. After holding a Research Fellow position in the same group, she joined Syensqo/Solvay Composites (Derby) Ltd (formerly Umeco Composites Structural Materials/Advanced Composites Group Ltd) as a Collaborative Research & Technology Project Manager in December 2008. In November 2013, Sophie started at Far-UK Ltd as a Technical Programme Manager and managed research projects, which were part-funded by the UK and the European Commission. She became a Technical Manager in February 2018 and developed the company’s roadmap and set new collaborative research projects up. Sophie joined SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter as a committee member in October 2019. Additionally, she has been a committee member of the East Midlands Materials Society (EMMS), which is affiliated to The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) since 2006; a board member of the Composites Leadership Team of the IoM3 since December 2014; a member of Vehicular Composites Group (Composites Leadership Forum) since February 2023; and a member of the Skills Development Group (Composites Leadership Forum) since April 2023.
Senior Strategist
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
