Rebecca graduated with a 1^st class MEng degree in Product Design Engineering from Loughborough University (2015-2019). During this time, she also completed a Diploma of Industrial Studies at Bentley Motors Ltd (2012-2013), within manufacturing departments and chaired the LU Women’s Engineering Society, setting up the first careers fair for female engineers in the UK.

Rebecca went on to complete a PhD at Loughborough University as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Regenerative Medicine (2015-2019). Her PhD was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and LGC Group, with research into biometrolgy and human factors within healthcare. Her thesis covers the following topic: ‘Quantifying biometrology operator data analysis subjectivity within Flow Cytometry using measurement uncertainty principles’. As part of her doctoral studies, she completed a secondment at MIT, to identify translational issues in other diagnostic areas of healthcare measurement.

Rebecca completed a short Research Associate position within the Centre for SMART, working with food manufacturers to develop a resource dashboard for smart monitoring of food waste (2019-2020)

In 2020 Rebecca started as a Lecturer in Biometrology in the Wolfson School, growing this theme for her research and supporting teaching in areas of design and measurement.

Qualifications:

• Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons, 1^st Class), Loughborough University, 2010-2015
• PhD in Biometrology within the Centre for Doctoral Training in Regenerative Medicine, Loughborough University, 2015-2019

Key Awards:

• IMechE Postgraduate Research Scholar 2015-2019
• IMechE ’35 under 35’ rising star 2019

Outline of main research interests:

• Biometrology & healthcare measurement
• Measurement uncertainty
• Biometrics & anthropometry
• Human factors
• Human-Technology Interfaces
• High Value Manufacturing

Current teaching responsibilities:

• WSA401: Product Design (Ergonomics & Visualisation)
• WSB504: Application of Product Design

Current administrative responsibilities:

• Admissions Tutor for Product Design Engineering undergraduate course

Grant, R., Coopman, K., Medcalf, N., Silva-Gomes, S., Kara, B., Campbell, J. J., Braybrook, J., & Petzing, J. (2020). Understanding biometrology operator variability within Flow Cytometry data analysis for Quality Control of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing. Measurement 150, 106998

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2019.106998

External collaborators:

• LGC, National Measurement Institute
• GlaxoSmithKline
• MIT

External roles and appointments:

• Committee member and Young Member of the IMechE Biomedical Engineering Committee