Jessica Leigh Jones
Jessica Leigh Jones MBE (born 22 July 1994) is a Welsh engineer and astrophysicist from Cardiff. She is credited with becoming the first female to win the UK Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2012 for her work designing a portable uterine contraction monitor which cut manufacturing costs by 99%. She was later rewarded for her efforts to commercialise the technology, receiving the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Intel Inspiration Award for Entrepreneurship in the same year.
Jessica Leigh Jones MBE | |
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| Born | 22 July 1994 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Willows High School |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University (BSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer and Director |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Sony University of Wales Trinity St David Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education |
| Website | www |
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