Angela Strank
{{short description|Chief Scientist at BP}}
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| birth_name = Angela Rosemary Emily Strank
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British Geological Survey
University of Manchester{{cite web|url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/governance/structure/board-governors/members/angela-strank/|title=Dr Angela Strank – Board of Governors – The University of Manchester|publisher=University of Manchester|website=manchester.ac.uk}}
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| alma_mater = University of Manchester
| thesis_title = Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Holkerian, Asbian and Brigantian stages of the British lower carboniferous
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| doctoral_advisor = Fred M. Broadhurst
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| children = 2{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211072045/https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/topics/diversity-in-science/parent-carer-scientist/parent-carer-scientist.pdf|archive-date=2018-02-11|url=https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/topics/diversity-in-science/parent-carer-scientist/parent-carer-scientist.pdf|first=Ottoline|last=Leyser|author-link=Ottoline Leyser|year=2008|website=royalsociety.org|publisher=Royal Society|title=Angela Strank: Parent carer scientist}}
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Dame Angela Rosemary Emily Strank (born October 1952) is a British engineer who is head of downstream technology and chief scientist of BP, responsible for technology across all the refining, petrochemicals, lubricants and fuels businesses.{{cite web|url=https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/who-we-are/board-and-executive-management/executive-team/angela-strank.html|title=Dame Angela Strank – Home – BP|website=BP global}}
Education
Strank was educated at the University of Manchester where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology in 1975 followed by a PhD in micropalaeontology in 1981.{{cite thesis|first=Angela Rosemary Emily|last=Strank|degree=PhD|publisher=University of Manchester|url=https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=44MAN_ALMA_DS21187765790001631&context=L&vid=MU_NUI&search_scope=BLENDED&tab=local&lang=en_US|id={{Copac|36522427}}|website=manchester.ac.uk|year=1981|title=Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Holkerian, Asbian and Brigantian stages of the British lower carboniferous|oclc=963780922}}{{cite web|url=https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/about/people/angelastrank|title=Dr. Angela Strank|publisher=Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council|access-date=29 June 2017}} Her doctoral research investigated the foraminiferal stratigraphy of the Holkerian, Asbian and Brigantian stages of the British lower carboniferous and was supervised by Fred M. Broadhurst.
Career
In 1980, Strank joined the British Geological Survey by what she says was becoming a geologist "by accident".
{{cite web|first=Paul|last= Bray |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/stem-awards/stem-hq/geologist-angela-strank-stem-hero|title=Angela Strank: 'Geologist by accident'|website=telegraph.co.uk|date=24 September 2015|access-date=29 June 2017}} In 1982, she joined BP as a geologist. In 2013, she joined the University of Manchester's board of governors. In April 2014, she was appointed chief scientist. She also serves as a non-executive director at Severn Trent Water plc.
=Honours and awards=
In 2010, she won the UK First Women's Award in Science and Technology, an award sponsored by the UK Government (CBI) in recognition of pioneering UK women in business and industry.
In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Strank was appointed Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE).{{cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2804108|title=Angela STRANK|website=www.thegazette.co.uk}} In the same year she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng).{{cite web|title=50 leaders in engineering elected to Academy Fellowship|url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2017/september/50-leaders-in-engineering-elected-to-academy-fello|website=raeng.org.uk|access-date=12 September 2017|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908003119/http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2017/september/50-leaders-in-engineering-elected-to-academy-fello|url-status=dead}} She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018 for substantial contributions to the improvement of natural knowledge.{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/angela-strank-13848/|title=Dame Angela Strank DBE FREng FRS |publisher=Royal Society|author=Anon|date=2018|website=royalsociety.org|access-date=10 May 2018 }} One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: {{quote|"All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." --{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111170346/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/terms-conditions-policies/|title=Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies|date=2016-11-11}}}} She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) by Royal Holloway, University of London in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/earth-sciences/news/dame-angela-strank-dbe-awarded-honorary-doctorate/|title=Dame Angela Strank, DBE awarded Honorary Doctorate from Royal Holloway|website=www.royalholloway.ac.uk}}
== Coat of arms ==
By Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms dated 1 July 2019, from the College of Arms, Strank was granted{{Cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newsletter/item/170-october-2019-newsletter-no-60|title=October 2019 Newsletter (no. 60) – College of Arms|website=www.college-of-arms.gov.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-10-28}} arms:
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|escutcheon = Barry wavy of six Gules and Azure on a Pile reversed throughout Argent fimbriated Or between two Escallops Or three Bees volant one and two proper.
|badge = Two Seaxes in saltire Gules hilts and pommels in base Or surmounted by a geological Hammer palewise Azure the head Or the whole surmounted at the centre by a May Flower proper.
|motto = Ne Cede Umquam}}
Personal life
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