Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock studied at Imperial College where she obtained her degree in Physics and her PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Since then she has spent her career to date making novel, bespoke instrumentation in both the industrial and academic environments. Managing multidisciplinary teams, these instruments have ranged from hand held land mine detectors to optical subsystems for the James Webb Space Telescope, (The JWST is a joint ESA/NASA venture due to replace the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013).
Maggie works at Astrium Ltd in Portsmouth where she leads the optical instrumentation group. Here she manages a range of projects making satellite sub-systems designed to monitor wind speeds and other variables in the Earth's atmosphere. These systems are made under the European Space Agency's (ESA), Living Planet programme and are designed to improve our current knowledge of climate change.
Maggie recently received a Fellowship from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) enabling her do more of the public engagement with science work that she loves, through University College London (UCL). To further share her love of science Maggie has also set up her own company, Science Innovation Ltd, in Guildford, which she runs in her spare time. Through this Maggie conducts "Tours of the Universe", a scheme she set up to engage school children and adults around the world in the wonders of space, as well as other public engagement activities.
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Framework agreement signed for pioneering Infrastructure Tariff
A new agreement that is expected to raise more that £300 million to help pay for the growth of Milton Keynes has been signed.
Top government official visits Milton Keynes
Communities and Local Government Permanent Secretary, Peter Housden, recently visited Milton Keynes to see how growth is developing in the 'new city' and in particular those areas where MKP is responsible for project delivery.
Annual Review 2006
The MKPC Annual Review is designed to update you on our activities and to highlight some of the year’s major achievements.
