Jennifer Glover

"Jennifer is a PhD student researching aero-acoustics, the generation of noise by fluid motion or aerodynamic forces.As Jennifer’s job title is Research Student, the ‘Explorer’ type fits her very well! Jennifer finds that curiosity is essential, and she wants to explore all relevant solutions to any problems. It is key for Jennifer to be self-motivated and conscientious as she often works by herself. As part of her role, Jennifer also carries out tutorials for undergraduate students, so she demonstrates the ‘Trainer’ type too. As with all engineering, Jennifer must be organised to balance her time and focus for all facets of her role and the ‘Quality Controller’ part of her personality is great for this."

"Jennifer is a PhD student researching aero-acoustics, the generation of noise by fluid motion or aerodynamic forces.Jennifer is carrying out research into aero-acoustic problems. The flow of air and fluids can cause noise – think about the noise a car makes as it drives along, the noise aircraft engines make, and the sound and vibrations of the wind on structures. Jennifer’s work involves understanding the current knowledge and research around aircraft noise, and then coming up with unique solutions to add to the existing knowledge. Jennifer’s work is a balance between research, computer and library work, and particle experiments and simulations. Jennifer really enjoys discovering the cutting edge of engineering and being a part of it. She has the opportunity to attend international conferences on all continents as it is important to network and understand current thought in her line of work through global collaboration. Jennifer also supports undergraduate students."

"Jennifer wanted a career which would make a contribution to knowledge within engineering. Being an academic offers her this.Jennifer studied Aeronautical Engineering at university with a final year project in Aero-acoustics. She did a placement year at ITP Aero UK before the last year of her Master’s degree and then went straight into a PhD. Her starting salary (a studentship stipend) was £14,500. Jennifer has dyslexia but she has never let it hold her back in her academic pursuits. She is honest with people and celebrates the advantages, not the disadvantages!"

"In her spare time, Jennifer plays netball regularly and takes Outdoor Fitness classes to keep her mind and body healthy! Jennifer has found that a high level of education opens lots of door within academia and industry and progression in this area is based on experience, a motivation to improve yourself, and determination to put yourself up for opportunities that come along.Jennifer really enjoys doing STEM events in schools because she loves what she does and wants to see more students taking up engineering as a career. In the future, she would like to be a lecturer and work within the university Dean system to make an impact on education and make sure that female students are encouraged and retained."

"All my mornings start the same sorting out my emails and creating a to-do list for the day. The to-do list is spilt in to must do, might do and leave to tomorrow. This helps me prioritise and make sure I don't miss the small tasks that I would otherwise put off. The rest of the morning I generally research and taking notes for the practical work I want to do in the afternoon. Reading books, online journals and sometime watching videos. Using lots of different media helps me learn more effectively. In the afternoon is when I will model new designs for sound proofing liners on the computer or run computer simulations trying to see how effective my designs are at absorbing sound or carry out experimental work inside an anechoic chamber which tests how good my model is at reflecting the real world. The experimental data is the most important when you want to prove to an authority that your product does what you claim. I could spend up to a week on each element but I am always rotating thought learning and progressing. "

"GCSEs: Maths, English, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Geography, PE, French, REAlevel: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, AS: PE; Further Mathematics Extended Project QualificationDegree: Masters Aeronautical Engineering "