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25: 406:. Her recreational interests included sailing, skiing, beer drinking and local history. Killick was described as "a brilliant, if somewhat volatile, engineer who was both terrifying and inspiring to her colleagues" but who was at the same time "a formidable authority" with a strong sense of humour. She died at Stoughton of a heart attack on 7 July 2019. 317:, working in a group which later became the Antenna Division, and was noted there for her work on innovative defence radar and sonar systems. By 1966 she had risen to the civil service grade of Senior Principal Scientific Officer – and was the first woman to achieve this rank – although the ASRE had by then been absorbed into the 340:
and aircraft. She concentrated on defence and radar systems before moving to torpedoes development. The provision of radar to the Royal Navy was the remit of ASWE. The AUWE's work was in investigating future techniques and technologies, such as homing, propulsion and guidance systems for the
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to interview her. Whilst she preferred being known for her excellence, not her gender, she worked to promote equality during her time at the AUWE. This included removing a rule claiming women must wear skirts.
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and other aircraft. In 1976 she was promoted to Deputy Chief Scientific Officer and Head of the Underwater Weapons Department at AUWE.
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Directorate, where she coordinated projects between the government, academia and industry. After leaving the AUWE, Killick joined the
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An Electronically Steered Radar Aerial. By G. T. Colley, J. A. Eddies, B. R . Gladman and A. E. Killick. JRNSS Vol 22, No 2 1967
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because of Killick's presence. She did not like being considered a "woman engineer"; and would not permit the
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antenna arrays, at the 1st European Microwave Conference. At the AUWE she worked on the radar systems used in
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The Design of Waveguide Arrays Providing Sum and Difference Beams and Suitable for Scanning in One Plane
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The Design and Production of Latched Ferrite Phase Shifters for Electronic Scanning and for High Power
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During her time at the AUWE, the main building became known as
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in 1982, by which time she had, according to her entry in the
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A.E. Killick, D.E.N.Davies. AGARDograph 100, 417–431, 1966.
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in about 1942 and worked as a radar mechanic. When she was
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in 1951 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1998.
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Military personnel from the London Borough of Lambeth
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A Ferrite Controlled Phase Scanning Microwave Antenna
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A temperature independent frequency scanning antenna
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Date of Conference: 8-12 Sept. 1969. 565: 511: 509: 507: 505: 503: 501: 418:. Croney J., Killick E.A., Foster D. 7: 844:Women's Auxiliary Air Force airwomen 563: 561: 559: 557: 555: 553: 551: 549: 547: 545: 499: 497: 495: 493: 491: 489: 487: 485: 483: 481: 291:in 1947, Killick was briefly at the 370:Institution of Electrical Engineers 834:People from Stoughton, West Sussex 349:torpedoes deployed by submarines, 209:(10 September 1924 – 7 July 2019) 38:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 624:"The Engineer, Anniversary Issue" 420:1st European Microwave Conference 261:Streatham and Clapham High School 756:Educated or employed in Scotland 23: 571:"Dr Elizabeth Killick obituary" 263:. She moved with her family to 296:Institute of Aviation Medicine 1: 302:where she earned a degree in 159:Naval electronics engineering 450:Scanning and active antennas 394:and left the organisation. 374:Royal Academy of Engineering 225:Royal Academy of Engineering 362:Women's Engineering Society 309:In 1951 Killick joined the 285:Women's Auxiliary Air Force 251:in 1954 for service to the 249:Order of the British Empire 175:Women's Auxiliary Air Force 860: 717:Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan 247:who was appointed to the 192: 163: 92: 704:Scottish women engineers 622:Horrocks, Sally (2016). 388:General Electric Company 300:University of St Andrews 187:General Electric Company 150:University of St Andrews 819:British women engineers 53:more precise citations. 404:Stoughton, West Sussex 138:Stoughton, West Sussex 829:Engineers from London 257:London Stock Exchange 747:Elizabeth Jane Smith 651:ltd, company check. 245:chartered accountant 235:Killick was born in 217:electronics engineer 215:was a British naval 737:Margaret, Lady Moir 727:Elizabeth Georgeson 283:Killick joined the 259:. 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London
Stoughton, West Sussex
University of St Andrews
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
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General Electric Company
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electronics engineer
Ministry of Defence
Royal Academy of Engineering
Brixton Hill
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