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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Engineering
150 people have received a UK honour for Engineering in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Member (MBE)
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Alexandra Knight
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Morpeth, Northumberland
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, STEMAZING. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering”
Officer (OBE)
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“Director, Connect Northumberland. For services to Engineering”
Brian McCONNELL
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Lately Chief Executive, Hydrock. For services to Engineering”
Knight / Dame
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to Engineering”
Polina Bayvel
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Royal Society Research Professor and Professor of Optical Communications and Networks, University College London. For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications”
2025
Medal / BEM
Karen Pitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Senior Telecoms Engineer, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Skills”
Maira Bana
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Co-founder, SheCanEngineer. For services to Diversity in Engineering”
Member (MBE)
Giles Simeon Hartill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Technologist, Atomic Weapons Establishment. For services to Engineering”
Peter Flinn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to Engineering”
James Michael Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Tadworth, Surrey
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, mOm Incubators. For services to Engineering and to Entrepreneurship”
Commander (CBE)
Faith Wainwright
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Director, Arup. For services to Engineering”
William Powrie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Southampton, Hampshire
“Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Southampton. For services to Engineering”
Philip Albert Colligan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation. For services to Engineering and Technology for Societal Impact”
Knight / Dame
Anne Margaret Glover
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners. For services to Engineering and Science Business”
John Lazar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder, Enza Capital. For services to Engineering and Technology”
Bashir Al-Hashimi
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Vice-President (Research and Innovation), King's College London. For services to Engineering and Education”
2024
Member (MBE)
Susan Robson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering and Energy”
Lucy Elizabeth Rogers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Freelance Engineer and Author. For services to Engineering”
Enass Abo-Hamed
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, H2GO Power. For services to Engineering and to Enterprise”
Commander (CBE)
Alison Vincent
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Southampton, Hampshire
“Non-Executive Director, Synectics plc, SEI Investments Ltd and Connected Places Catapult. For services to Engineering and Technology”
Ian White
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Corsham, Wiltshire
“Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education and to Engineering”
Peter Guthrie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Basingstoke, Hampshire
“Vice President and Trustee, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to Engineering”
Peter John Clarkson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Director, Cambridge Engineering Design Centre and Co-Director, Cambridge Public Health, University of Cambridge. For services to Engineering and Design”
Catriona Mary Robertson Schmolke
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Five. For services to Engineering”
Danielle Amanda George
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, University of Manchester. For services to Public Engagement in Engineering”
Knight / Dame
Dervilla Mary Mitchell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Deputy Chair, Arup Group. For services to Engineering”
Karen Margaret Holford
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Chief Executive and Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University. For services to Engineering”
James Rufus McDONALD
PersonKnight Grand Cross Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stewarton, Ayrshire and Arran
“President, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy”
2023
Member (MBE)
Mark McBRIDE-WRIGHT
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EqualEngineers. For services to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engineering”
George Imafidon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Motivez. For services to Engineering, to Technology and to Young People”
Caroline Hamilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wigton, Cumbria
“Chief Executive, Safety Assessment Federation. For services to Business and to Engineering”
Oluwole Folayan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Co-founder, Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers UK. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering”
Officer (OBE)
Kavitha Kishen
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Deputy Director, Security, Resilience and Strategy, Government Office for Science. For services to National Resilience and Diversity in Government Science and Engineering”
Andrew James Churchill
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Repton, Derbyshire
“Executive Chairman, JJ Churchill Ltd. For services to Engineering”
Nicholas Guy Baveystock
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ashford, Kent
“Director General and Secretary, Institution of Civil Engineers. For services to Engineering.”
Nina Crampton Baker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the History of Women in Engineering”
Commander (CBE)
Julia Noble
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford. For services to Engineering and Biomedical Imaging”
Paul Michael Newman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
“BP Professor in Information Engineering, University of Oxford. For services to Technology and Engineering”
Vincent Francis Fusco
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“Professor, High Frequency Electronic Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Science and to Engineering”
2022
Member (MBE)
Alexandra Podmore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Materials Engineer, McLaren Automotive Ltd. For services to Engineering, to Innovation and to Diversity”
Mamta Singhal
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Langley, Berkshire
“Volunteer, Institution of Engineering and Technology. For services to Engineering”
Susan Elizabeth Clarke
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Liss, Hampshire
“Managing Director, Morgan Innovation and Technology. For services to Business and Engineering”
Commander (CBE)
Mary Ryan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Armourers and Brasiers' Chair in Materials Science, Department of Materials, Imperial College London. For services to Education and to Materials Science and Engineering”
Liane Margaret Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Malpas, Cheshire
“Founder and Director, Larkton Ltd. For service to Engineering and Materials Science”
Phillip Thomas Blythe
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport. For services to Science and Engineering in Transport and Government”