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 Society 2001 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
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