Professor Paul Needham receives honorary award for services to engineering & the aerospace industry

Paul is Head of Engineering for Air and Space Products at BAE Systems in Lancashire. He came into engineering via a vocational route, starting as an apprentice and studying part-time with the University of Huddersfield, continuing through to a PhD in Aerospace Design for Manufacture, which achieved an Innovation Award. His background has made him an inspiration to many engineers from non-traditional backgrounds, by demonstrating that engineering excellence is open to all.
He is a Visiting Professor in the School of Computing and Engineering at the University, where he chairs the industrial advisory board and is a PhD supervisor. He also has a number of academic publications in his field.
“It is a great honour, I am really proud because the University was a big part of my career, both through my academic learning and on the industrial side,” says Paul. “I have worked nationally and internationally, and this University has been a huge part of my development as an engineer.”