I worked for BP Tankers from 1972-76

Biography

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I am Nina Baker, a former merchant navy deck officer, environmental campaigner and engineer and now an engineering historian.

Research

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My principal areas of publishedresearch interest are:

  • Women in engineering, especially Scotland
  • Women in construction trades and professions
  • Women in STEM current and past
  • Construction history, especially labourforce and economic cycles

Other topics I am interested in:

  • Disability issues
  • Gender equality in the workplace
  • Green politics
  • Urban food growing

Education

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I have a First Mate's Certificate of Competency (foreigngoing), BSc hons 2.1 in Engineering Design with Appropriate Technology and PhD in the durability of high alumina cement[1]

Memberships

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I am a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (FIESIS), Honorary Member of the Women's Engineering Society (HMWES), member of the Construction History Society and a supporter of the Glasgow Women's Library where my collection of books and archives on women in STEM is now housed. I am also a member of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow.

References

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  1. ^ Baker, Baker (1992). "The use of admixtures in high alumina cement mortar for the marine environment". Strathprints. 9th International Congress on Chemistry of Cement, New Delhi, 1992,. Retrieved 30 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)