The Whittle Laboratory is an aerospace and energy laboratory based at the University of Cambridge. It was opened in 1973 by Sir Frank Whittle who founded the company that invented the jet engine while still an undergraduate at Cambridge. Over the last 50 years, the Whittle Laboratory has built on this heritage, playing a crucial role in shaping the propulsion and power sectors through industry partnerships with Rolls-Royce, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens.