Jacqueline Whitelaw

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Jacqueline Whitelaw
A smiling white woman with straight blonde hair
Jacqueline Whitelaw, from a 2021 news item
Born29 May 1957
Died20 July 2021
Other namesJackie Whitelaw
OccupationJournalist, editor

Jacqueline Whitelaw (29 May 1957 – 20 July 2021), usually credited as Jackie Whitelaw, was a British technical journalist and editor, based in London. She focused on civil engineering, infrastructure, and transportation planning topics.

Early life[]

Whitelaw completed a degree in history and archaeology at the University of Exeter in 1978.[1]

Career[]

After college, Whitelaw joined the staff of New Civil Engineer, initially as a secretary to the managing director. She served as the magazine's deputy editor from 1998 to 2009,[1] and wrote profiles and reports for the magazine as a freelancer after 2009.[2][3] From 2011 to 2013, she was editor of Transportation Professional, a publication of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT),[4][5][6] focusing especially on London's transportation planning around the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] From 2014 to 2015 she was co-founder and associate editor of Infrastructure Intelligence,[8] an online news service under the auspices of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering.[9] She also wrote for Public Finance.[10][11]

Among her last published articles were interviews with MIT professor [12] and John French of Cambridge Innovation Parks,[13] on designing for carbon neutrality standards, and an article about the use of concrete with sensors for building information modeling in Hong Kong.[3]

Personal life[]

Whitelaw died in 2021, aged 64 years.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Byrd, Ty (2021-07-22). "Obituary | Jacqueline Whitelaw 1957 - 2021". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  2. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (10–17 December 2009). "Balfour Beatty 100" (PDF). New Civil Engineer: 2–15.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  3. ^ a b Whitelaw, Jackie (2021-05-05). "Digital twin helps speed concrete casting in Hong Kong". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  4. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (June 2012). "Road work ahead: only the quick and adventurous need apply". Transportation professional. OCLC 800767576.
  5. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (2012). "David Anderson: "Transport matters"". Transportation professional. OCLC 807783172.
  6. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (April 2013). "This is the year we get horizontal". Transportation professional. OCLC 838173862.
  7. ^ "TP's former editor Jackie Whitelaw passes away". CIHT. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "About The 2016 Be Inspired Awards Jurors". Year in Infrustructure. Retrieved 2021-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Walker, Andy (27 July 2021). "Remembering Jackie Whitelaw". Infrastructure Intelligence. Retrieved 2021-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (April 2015). "The Fifth Element". Public Finance: 44–49.
  11. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (June 2016). "Something to Build On". Public Finance: 30–33.
  12. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (2021-06-01). "Profile: Caitlin Mueller". The Institution of Structural Engineers. Retrieved 2021-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Whitelaw, Jackie (February 2021). "Interview: John French" (PDF). The Strutural Engineer: 30–32.
  14. ^ Norman, Jonathan (11 August 2021). "Remembering Jackie Whitelaw". Major Projects Association. Retrieved 2021-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Byrd, Ty (2021-10-06). "Service of reflection organised in memory of former NCE deputy editor Jackie Whitelaw". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

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