Background:
Poppy joined the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Combustion System Aerothermal Processes in 2022 to conduct her PhD as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and Power. She has experience of both working in, and collaborating with, industry (BAE Systems, Reaction Engines and Rolls-Royce) on topics including combustion, aerodynamics, performance and avionics.
Qualifications:
- MEng (Hons), Aerospace Engineering including an Industrial Year, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2021
- MRes, Future Propulsion and Power, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2022
- PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, Loughborough University, in progress
Key awards:
- Rolls-Royce PhD Sustainability Bursary Award for Engineering Which Benefits the Environment, 2025
Outline of main research interests:
- Sustainable aviation
- Propulsion systems
- Gas turbine combustion
- Experimental methods
- Emissions measurement
- Fuel analysis methods
External collaborators:
- Rolls-Royce
External roles and appointments
- Associate (ARAeS) member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- Chair of the Outreach and Engagement Committee (OEC) of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- Vice Chair of the Next Generation Board (NGB) of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- Member of the Early Career Engineers Professional Engineering Committee (ECE PEC)