Dame Frances Carolyn Saunders DBE CB FREng HonFInstP (born 28 June 1954) is a British scientist and former civil servant.
[4] After retiring from Dstl in 2012, Saunders took on a number of activities promoting science, engineering and leadership, especially for young people.
She was appointed as a member of the UK Space Agency Steering Board in 2015, was president of the IOP from 2013 to 2015, and is a trustee of the Engineering Development Trust.
She was elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2011, and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath the same year.
[3] In 2018, Saunders was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for "services to Science and Engineering", announced as part of the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.