Dr Webber is awarded the second Sir Ralph Robins Medal for Engineering Leadership. She has been a key member of the Reaction Engines team since its very early days. She was responsible for delivering the HTX design, build and test programme; the first Mach 5 equivalent ground-based demonstration of a SABRE engine pre-cooler. Dr Webber lead the design and build of a pre-cooler capable of surviving air temperature gradients of 850K, air inlet temperatures of up to 1,250K and tube wall temperatures of 950K, together with the necessary ancillary equipment needed to demonstrate the cooler’s successful operation at scale. She is currently responsible at system level for the engineering leadership and technical solution of the fully integrated SABRE Core Engine Ground Demonstrator (DEMO-A), which will be the first demonstration of the SABRE Core Helium Power Loop with Liquid Hydrogen heat rejection.
