Jessica Leigh Jones
Jessica Leigh Jones | |
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| Born | 22 July 1994 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Willows High School |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University (BSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer and Director |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Sony University of Wales Trinity St David Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education |
| Website | www |
Jessica Leigh Jones MBE (born 1994) is a Welsh engineer and astrophysicist from Cardiff. She is credited with becoming the first female to win the UK Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2012 for her work designing a portable uterine contraction monitor which cut manufacturing costs by 99%. She was later rewarded for her efforts to commercialise the technology, receiving the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Intel Inspiration Award for Entrepreneurship in the same year.