Philip Ruffles
Philip Charles Ruffles is a British aerospace engineer. Born in October 1939, he graduated from the University of Bristol with a first class degree in mechanical engineering in 1961. He joined Rolls-Royce plc, becoming director of engineering and technology from 1997 until his retirement in 2001. He is an advisor to Bladon Jets.
He was a non-executive director of Domino Printing Sciences plc.
Honours and awards
1998 Fellow of the Royal Society2001 Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
2001 Prince Philip Medal
2011 Richard Glazebrook [Medal and Prize] of the Institute of Physics
Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
MacRobert Award of the Royal Academy of Engineering