Meet Renee Wootton
Highflyer
About Renee
Renee is a proud Tharawal woman who joined the Australian Air Force Cadets at just 15, and this is where her passion for air travel was ignited. Driven by her curiosity, Renee studied aerospace engineering at university to understand how planes work. She loved planes so much she even got her pilot’s license so she could soar through the skies with confidence. As her knowledge grew, so too did her contributions to Australia’s aviation industry. Renee developed a computer-based system that accurately predicts fuel tank temperatures at QANTAS, ensuring safety and efficiency and played a vital role in upgrading an aerospace company’s flight simulator, a valuable training tool for aspiring pilots. Renee now sets her sights on the ultimate frontier: space exploration.
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Renee Wootton, Highflyer
Discover more about Renee’s remarkable journey, and you may find yourself aspiring to be a highflyer too.
“Exposure to opportunities and to people that do different things actually is life changing because all of a sudden you can connect or identify with somebody else and that sets you on your mission to creating your own future.”
Resources
- Students
- Teachers
- Parents
For students
Career Info Sheet for kids – Renee
Career pathway infographic – Aerospace engineer
Poster – Renee
Skills Colouring In – Renee
Student Activity Pack – Renee
Wordsearch – Renee
For teachers
Capability Conversations – Renee
Career Information Sheet – Renee
Career pathway infographic – Aerospace engineer
Comprehension Questions – Renee
Pathfinder Census
Poster – Renee
Skills Colouring In – Renee
Teacher’s Pack – Renee
For parents
Career Information Sheet – Renee
Career pathway infographic – Aerospace engineer
Poster – Renee
Skills Colouring In – Renee
Future You was funded by the Australian Government as part of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative from 2019 to May 2024, delivered through a grant with UNSW Sydney. The program is hosted at UNSW Sydney and co-funded by the Optiver Foundation and the Faculties of Science at UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.
