'Novichok clean up'. Woman of the Year Award given to Porton Down scientistArchived Message
Posted by Mary on December 6, 2019, 3:27 pm
Phillippa Spencer, who has spent 17 years working at the Defence, Science and Technology Labs, won two big prizes at the Women in Defence UK Awards.
She picked up both the 2019 woman of the year award and the outstanding contribution award at the ceremony in London.
Phillippa was recognised for the work she does in areas including cyber, artificial intelligence, chemistry and biology.
Her analysis was used amongst healthcare workers in Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak and she was a key expert in bringing the F-35 fighter jet into service.
More recently, Phillippa was involved in the clean-up of Salisbury following the Novichok incident, where she helped to work out whether locations or vehicles were safe to use.