Birthday Honours 2017
Xiangqian Jiang DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Director • UK EPSRC Future Advanced Metrology Hub
“For services to Engineering and Manufacturing.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Engineering and Manufacturing.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Knights Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Xiangqian (Jane) JIANG
Director, UK EPSRC Future Advanced Metrology Hub, University of Huddersfield
For services to Engineering and Manufacturing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Yorkshire
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Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Director, UK EPSRC Future Advanced Metrology Hub
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- West Yorkshire
“For services to Engineering and Manufacturing.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, UK EPSRC Future Advanced Metrology Hub.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to Education and Culture in Wales.”
Julie Walters
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“For services to Drama.”
June Whitfield
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Fiona Rayment
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Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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Lorna Dawson
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Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
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“For services to Engineering.”
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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Martin Rolles
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
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Beena Puri
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Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804102. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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