George worked at JBO as a senior
microwave engineer until 2006, when she was appointed a lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She was promoted to Professor at the age of 38 in 2014. to 2014. George's research and development investigates low noise receivers and particularly: • Microwave and
millimetre wave monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) design • Millimetre-wave
radiometer development and characterisation • Low noise
high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) parameter extraction and modelling •
Cryogenic low-noise amplifier (LNA) and radiometer applications • Engine communications using radio frequency / microwave techniques • Improvements to
focal-plane arrays • Identification of weeds in horticulture crops using
radio frequency (RF) techniques George's research has been funded by the
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). She is co-founder of the Manchester Recycled Robot Orchestra. In 2017, she and Christophe Galfard (a former Ph.D. student of
Stephen Hawking), presented
The Search for a New Earth on
BBC 2, exploring how and if humans could reach for the stars and then relocate to different planets. It had clips of Prof. Stephen Hawking talking about his various theories. "We can, and must, use our curiosity and intelligence to look to the stars".
Honours and awards George gave the 2014
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on how to
hack your home. At the time of the lectures, George was the sixth woman since 1825 to present the Christmas lectures, following
Susan Greenfield (1994),
Nancy Rothwell (1998),
Monica Grady (2003),
Sue Hartley (2009), and
Alison Woollard (2013). The lectures included a live conversation with
Samantha Cristoforetti on the
International Space Station and turning the
Shell Centre in London into a giant game of
tetris. In 2016, the
Royal Academy of Engineering awarded her the Rooke Award for public promotion of engineering. George was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2016 Birthday Honours for services to engineering through public engagement and
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the
2024 New Year Honours for services to public engagement in engineering. George was awarded the
Michael Faraday Prize by the
Royal Society in 2018. She is also a
Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). ==References==