New Year Honours for Professor Richard Holdaway
Professor Holdaway (above) began his distinguished career with a Ph.D in Aeronautics & Astrodynamics at the University of Southampton. This was followed by a period working on the design of the Harrier VTOL aircraft at Hawker Siddeley before joining the Appleton Lab in 1974 and RAL in 1980. He was appointed Director of Space Science & Technology at RAL in 1998.
He has 40 years of experience in Space Programmes, having worked on numerous missions in Space Science and Earth Observation with NASA, ESA, China, Russia and the UK National Programme. His CBE also recognises his work with the Royal Academy of Engineering, with his long association with Southampton University, and his numerous public outreach lectures.
Professor Holdaway said: "This honour is underpinned by the tremendous work undertaken by everyone in RAL Space. I’m obviously delighted that it also recognises the work I do outside of RAL with academia, industry, government and the public.
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The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is near Didcot in Oxfordshire (in foreground, above) and has a global reputation for excellence and is one of the foremost laboratories of its kind.
RAL was named after Lord Ernest Rutherford and Sir Edward Victor Appleton.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is an independent, non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
