Jacqueline Whitelaw

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.

Jacqueline Whitelaw
Jacqueline Whitelaw, from a 2021 news item
Born29 May 1957
Died20 July 2021
Other namesJackie Whitelaw
OccupationJournalist, editor

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 Caitlin Mueller[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. 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. 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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