Joanna Bauldreay

Joanna Bauldreay is a British chemist and Aviation Fuel Development Manager at Shell Global Solutions.

Early life and education Bauldreay studied Natural Sciences at Newnham College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1976. She was awarded a Half Blue for cricket, and continues to play sports. Bauldreay joined the University of Southampton for her graduate studies, earning a master's degree in Electrochemical Science.

Research and career In 1986, after a postdoctoral position at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Bauldreay joined the Royal Dutch Shell Group. She is considered an expert in aviation fuel. She has a number of patents, covering liquid kerosene. She explores a range of emerging technologies, including synthetic kerosine containing aromatics, alcohol-to-jet, hydrotreated depolymerised cellulosic jet and aqueous phase reforming.

She was awarded a 2017 International Association for Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels (IASH) Lifetime Achievement award for her technical advancements in petroleum- and synthetic based jet fuel.