{"id":39608,"date":"2025-06-23T10:24:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=39608"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:07:31","slug":"international-women-in-engineering-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/news\/international-women-in-engineering-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women in Engineering Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39608\" class=\"elementor elementor-39608\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b54e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"8044\" data-id=\"86b54e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ea34c\" data-eae-slider=\"55187\" data-id=\"a3ea34c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c611ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c611ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), Hawkins proudly shines the spotlight on the incredible contributions made by our female engineers who are helping shape the future of engineering.<\/p><p>This year\u2019s INWED theme<em>,\u00a0Together We Engineer<\/em>, resonates with our commitment to fostering a collaborative and inclusive workplace. As part of a global movement organised by the Women\u2019s Engineering Society (WES), INWED 2025 highlights the achievements of women in engineering and encourages the next generation to break barriers and build bold futures.<\/p><p>Our female engineers are not only technical leaders but also mentors, innovators, and role models. Their work exemplifies the spirit of INWED, proving that when we engineer together, we engineer better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2763e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2763e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Dr Sophie Parsons<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/sophie-parsons-rd\/\">Sophie<\/a> is a Chartered Engineer and a Principle Associate at Hawkins. Sophie heads up the Hawkins Marine Team and is the Regional Director of our Hong Kong office. She has deep expertise in materials failure, marine cargo spoilage, and forensic chemistry. Sophie has a PhD in Materials Science &amp; Engineering and a background in both forensic science and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/marine\/\">marine investigations<\/a>, she specialises in materials failure corrosion, liquefaction, and trace evidence analysis, offering critical insight into complex land and sea-based incidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a9bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29a9bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sophie-parsons.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39628\" alt=\"sophie parsons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sophie-parsons.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sophie-parsons-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sophie-parsons-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dr Sophie Parsons inside a lining of a tank gathering evidence for her investigation (left) and investigating damage to the hull of a ship (right).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1856a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1856a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Dr Christabel Evans<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/christabel-evans\/\">Christabel<\/a> is a highly skilled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/materials-chemistry-biology\/\">materials engineer<\/a> with substantial expertise in, and metallurgy, honed through academic research and real-world forensic investigations. Her engineering background includes a PhD in zirconium alloys for nuclear submarines and extensive experience analysing material failures and system malfunctions across diverse industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01285a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01285a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Dr Eleanor Jay<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/eleanor-jay\/\">Eleanor<\/a> is a Chartered Engineer and Head of the Materials Group at Hawkins, with deep expertise in\u00a0material failures,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/materials-chemistry-biology\/metallurgy\/\">metallurgy<\/a>, and\u00a0system failures\u00a0across a wide range of industries. With a PhD in ceramic materials for nuclear fuel storage and over a decade of forensic investigation experience, she brings scientific precision to complex cases involving\u00a0glass, polymers, metals, ceramics, and\u00a0refractory materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93eb395 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"83562\" data-id=\"93eb395\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03336e3\" data-eae-slider=\"80383\" data-id=\"03336e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a52fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a52fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eleanor-jay-3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39812\" alt=\"Eleanor Jay Metallurgy Testing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eleanor-jay-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eleanor-jay-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eleanor-jay-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eleanor-jay-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eleanor-jay-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eleanor performing site metallography.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa8872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa8872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Jane Cook<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/jane-cook\/\">Jane<\/a>\u00a0is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/built-environment\/civil-structural-engineering\/\">Civil and Structural Engineer<\/a> with extensive experience in\u00a0building conservation, structural assessment, and adaptive reuse. Jane has worked on a wide range of structures, including stone cathedrals, military bunkers, steel-framed industrial buildings and timber barns. She brings technical insight and hands-on expertise to forensic investigations in the built environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c452ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c452ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Dr Clara Coombes<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/clara-coombes\/\">Clara<\/a>\u00a0is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/engineering\/chemical-process-engineering\/\">Chemical and Nuclear Engineering<\/a> expert with a PhD from Cambridge University, specialising in the modular construction of small nuclear reactors. Her work spans\u00a0chemical process engineering,\u00a0power and energy systems, and\u00a0fire and explosion investigations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1598a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d1598a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clara-coombes-fire-scene-resized--1024x820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39811\" alt=\"Clara coombes fire scene\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clara-coombes-fire-scene-resized--1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clara-coombes-fire-scene-resized--300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clara-coombes-fire-scene-resized--768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clara-coombes-fire-scene-resized--1536x1230.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clara-coombes-fire-scene-resized-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Clara gathering evidence on a fire scene.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd9854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd9854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Marie Gauthier<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/marie-gauthier\/\">Marie<\/a> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-services\/acoustics-consultancy\/\">acoustics and vibration consultant<\/a> with a keen interest in sound propagation and room acoustics modelling. Her goal is always to ensure that the acoustic design is seamlessly integrated into the overall project, whether for residential, healthcare, educational, cultural, or governmental premises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e322d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e322d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Lisa Beck<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/lisa-beck\/\">Lisa<\/a>\u00a0is a Mechanical Engineer and Fire &amp; Engineering Investigator at Hawkins. She brings extensive knowledge of\u00a0mechanical failures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/personal-injury\/construction-injuries\/\">construction injuries<\/a>, and fire-related incidents. She has also investigated many bicycle related incidents, drawing on a personal passion for the sport<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb6ea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb6ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisabeck-1024x580.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39627\" alt=\"Lisa beck Vehicle Fire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisabeck-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisabeck-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisabeck-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisabeck.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lisa gathering evidence on scene following a vehicle fire.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf5014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cf5014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Divyeruthra Muniandy<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/divyeruthra-muniandy\/\">Divyeruthra<\/a>\u00a0is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/engineering\/mechanical-engineering\/\">Mechanical Engineer<\/a> with a strong background in\u00a0integrity management, inspection, and process troubleshooting\u00a0in the oil and gas sector. Her experience includes global fieldwork, where she specialised in\u00a0material degradation, pressure systems, and risk mitigation\u00a0in petrochemical environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4353d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4353d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Hannah Fletcher<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/hannah-fletcher\/\">Hannah<\/a>\u202fis a Chartered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/built-environment\/civil-structural-engineering\/\">Civil Engineer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/fire-explosions\/\">Fire Investigator<\/a> at Hawkins. She has extensive experience in\u202fconstruction, structural failures, and fire investigations. Her background includes managing works on major construction projects like Crossrail and Commercial Bay (Auckland, NZ), and she now specialises in forensic analysis of\u202fbuilding defects, scaffolding failures, storm damage, construction site incidents and fires.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73f6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b73f6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39626\" alt=\"Hannah Fletcher on scene\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design.jpg 935w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hannah on scene following a commercial property fire (left) and house fire (right).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b638a31 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b638a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Siobh\u00e1n O&#8217;Connell<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/siobhan-oconnell\/\">Siobh\u00e1n<\/a>\u00a0is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/road-traffic-collisions\/\">Road Traffic Collision<\/a> Expert at Hawkins, with over eight years of experience in\u00a0collision reconstruction, vehicle examinations, and road safety research. She has a first-class MEng in Medical Engineering and a background in forensic collision investigation. Siobhan has wide-ranging expertise from\u00a0injury biomechanics, crashworthiness, and advanced driver assistance systems,\u00a0to complex road traffic investigations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad97f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ad97f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Sarah Hooton<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/sarah-hooton\/\">Sarah<\/a>\u00a0is a Chartered Engineer and Principal Associate at Hawkins, specialising in\u00a0fire safety engineering. She has over 15 years of experience as a consulting engineer in civil and fire engineering, including fire strategy development for a variety of building uses including residential, retail, office and assembly. Sarah leads forensic investigations in the field of fire engineering, including consideration of\u00a0fire safety design and construction defects. This includes cases post fire incident where she investigates whether such defects might have impacted upon the spread of the fire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bac91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2bac91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sarah-Hooton-On-site-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39690\" alt=\"Sarah Hooton - On-site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sarah-Hooton-On-site-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sarah-Hooton-On-site-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sarah-Hooton-On-site-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sarah-Hooton-On-site-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sarah-Hooton-On-site.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sarah surveying the scene prior to the investigation of a site during construction<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e6bee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73e6bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #0a527a;\">Dr Philippa Moore<\/span><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/philippa-moore\/\">Philippa<\/a> is a Chartered Engineer and internationally respected expert in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/materials-chemistry-biology\/\">materials science<\/a> and structural integrity. 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