Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering List of the United Kingdom's Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering
In 2016 the Women's Engineering Society (WES) , in collaboration with the Daily Telegraph Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering ,[ 1] National Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2016.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Dawn Bonfield MBE, then Chief Executive of the Women's Engineering Society .[ 5] The Guardian newspaper.[ 6]
Since 2016 a new theme has been used each year to showcase the variety of roles within the engineering industry and champion even more women engineers. The themes have been as follows:
2024: Enhanced by Engineering[ 7]
2023: Safety and Security[ 8]
2022: Inventors and Innovators
2021: Engineering Heroes
2020: Sustainability
2019: Apprentices and Former Apprentices
2018: Returners and Transferrers
2017: Most Influential Women in Engineering Under 35
2016: Most Influential Women in Engineering
2016 Winners: Most Influential Women in Engineering
The judging panel[ 9] Dawn Bonfield MBE , and included Leon Krill from the Daily Telegraph , Allan Cook CBE, chairman of Atkins , Professor John Perkins , author of the Engineering Skills Survey from the University of Manchester ,[ 10] Fiona Tatton , editor of Womanthology [ 11] Michelle Richmond , director of membership and professional development at the Institution of Engineering and Technology .[ 12]
Roma Agrawal CEng, MIStructE, MIET, FRICS structural engineer, associate director, AECOMProfessor Helen Atkinson CBE, FREng head of Department of Engineering, University of Leicester
Danella Bagnall chief product engineer, Jaguar Land RoverFaye Banks FIET, FCMI, FinstLm, CEng, Cmgr head of operations North East, National GridAlison Baptiste CEng, FICE, BEng, MSc, MCIWEM director of strategy and investment, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment AgencyJayne Bryant FREng, CEng, FIET, FWES engineering director defence information, BAE SystemsMuffy Calder OBE, FRSE, FREng vice-principal and head of College of Science and Engineering, University of GlasgowLiv Carroll DIC, CGeol, FGS, FIMMM Chartered Geologist, Geological SocietyJacqueline Castle CEng, FIMechE, FRAeS chief engineer A330neo Wing, Airbus UKAmanda Chessell CBE, FREng distinguished engineer, IBMNaomi Climer FREng, CEng, FIET president, IET, Institution of Engineering and TechnologySusan Dio chief executive officer, BP Shipping LimitedDr Michèle Dix CBE, CEng, FICE, FCIHT, FCILT managing director, Crossrail 2, Transport for London (TfL)
Professor Dame Ann Dowling president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge
Elizabeth Eastaugh global head - customer experience, ExpediaDawn Elizabeth Elson CEng, FICE, FIMechE, FRAeS, FWES group engineering director, Merlin Entertainments GroupJane Gartshore FInstR director, Cool Concerns LtdProfessor Lynn Gladden CBE, FRS, FREng Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge
Dr Paulina Bohdanowicz-Godfrey director energy and environment, Hilton Worldwide
Dame Judith Hackitt CBE, FREng chair, EEF
Professor Dame Wendy Hall DBE, FRS, FREng director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton
Eur Ing Louise Hardy CEng, FICE, CMgr, FCMI, FWES non-executive director, Sirius Minerals Plc
Professor Caroline Hargrove CEng, FIMechE technical director, McLaren Applied Technologies
Professor Karen Holford FREng, FWES, FLSW, CEng, FIMechE pro vice-chancellor, Cardiff University
Ying Hu manufacturing systems engineer, Rolls-Royce PlcDame Sue Ion FREng, FRS chair NIRAB, Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board
Lady Barbara Judge CBE chairman emeritus, UK Atomic Energy Authority
Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE, FREng vice-chancellor and chief executive, Aston UniversityAilie MacAdam FICE, MIChemE managing director, Europe and Africa, Infrastructure, BechtelDr Cathy McClay head of commercial, electricity, National Grid
Steph McGovern presenter, BBC BreakfastLinda Miller PEng (US) senior project manager, BechtelDervilla Mitchell CBE director, ArupHeidi Mottram OBE chief executive officer, Northumbrian Water GroupAlison Nimmo CBE chief executive, The Crown EstateBelinda Oldfield FICE, AMIoW general manager, Scottish WaterChi Onwurah MP, CEng, FIET, FCGI MP, UK GovernmentIsobel Pollock-Hulf OBE, CEng, Hon DSc, FIMechE, FCGI Master, Worshipful Company of EngineersDr Haifa Ross head of School of Engineering, Solihull College and University Centre
Helen Samuels United UtilitiesDr Angela Seeney FEI, CEng, CEng, CPet Eng director technology, supply chain and decommissioning, Oil & Gas Authority
Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, FEI chief executive, Renewable Energy Association
Jane Simpson chief engineer, Network RailDana Skelley OBE director of asset management, Transport for LondonRachel Skinner CEng, FICE, TPP, MCIHT director of development, WSP Parsons BrinckerhoffDr Debbie Smith OBE, FIFE, CPhys, MInstP managing director, BRE Global
Vicky Stewart MIOA, MWED associate acoustic consultant, AtkinsEleanor Stride professor of engineering science, University of OxfordDr Alison Vincent chief technology officer, Cisco International Ltd
Katherine Ward CEng, MICE group head, offshore wind, Atkins
The judging panel included Dr Pete Thompson , CEO, NPL , Gillian Arnold , director, Tectre, Clare Lavelle , associate director, Arup , John McCollum , head of Engineering, BAE , Benita Mehra , WES President, Kirsten Bodley , WES CEO, Isobel Pollock-Hulf , WES Patron.[ 13]
Kimberley Abbott, Customer Innovation & Strategic Growth Developer, Thales UKDr Nadia Abdul-Karim , lecturer, Cranfield Forensics Institute, Cranfield UniversityLucy Ackland , Senior Development Engineer, Renishaw plcPavlina Akritas, Associate, ArupMaela Baker , Civil Engineer, Pick EverardCamilla Barrow , Deputy Project Manager, Bechtel LtdChloe Branston , Advanced Apprentice (CAD Designer), Cavendish NuclearVictoria Brown , Maintenance Apprentice Coordinator, EDF EnergyKerrine Bryan ,Abi Bush , Technical Advisor, Field ReadyAngela Carr , Mechanical Engineer, EDF EnergyKim Cave-Ayland , Control Engineer, UK Atomic Energy AuthorityHelena Conceicao , Senior Project Manager, CarillionSophie Dent , Systems Engineer Graduate, BAE Systems - SubmarinesPriyanka Dhopade , senior research associate, Department of Engineering Science, University of OxfordFrances Dixon , Construction Manager, Colas Ltd.Louise Ellis , Senior Engineer, Ove Arup and Partners LtdOzak Esu Lidia Galdino , research associate, University College LondonClaire Gott , Design Manager and UK Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, WSPLouise Hall , Commercial Services Manager, Environment AgencyNikita Hari , Doctoral Scholar & Social Tech Entrepreneur, University of CambridgeSophie Harker, Aerodynamics and Performance Engineer, BAE SystemsGemma Holmes , Site Manager, JN Bentley LtdJodie Howlett , Product Definition Engineer (Year in Industry Student), Rolls-RoyceAbbie Hutty Nada Issa , Intermediate Mechanical Engineer, ChapmanBDSPJessica Leigh Jones , Engineer, SonyLynsey Lennon , Performance Team Leader, Scottish WaterNan Li, Lecturer, Imperial College LondonEva Linnell , Senior Engineer, AtkinsSusan McDonald, Senior Consultant in Infrastructure & Capital Projects, DeloitteOrla Murphy , Forward Model Quality Engineer, Jaguar Land RoverÁine Ní Bhreasail, Geotechnical Engineer, ArupKimberley Norris, Systems Engineer, Leonardo MW LtdHiteshree (Tesh) Patel , Software Manager, DysonVictoria Richardson , Structural / Bridge Engineer, ArupVictoria Roots, Senior Systems Engineer, BAE SystemsSharon Ross, Senior Cluster Engineer, Mars PetcareMarie Sebban-Lee, Associate (Environmental), ChapmanBDSPLauren Shea, Arkwright Scholar/TeenTech Ambassador/A-level Student, Alton Convent SchoolLara Small, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Rolls-Royce & British Army Royal EngineersJennifer Stables , Senior Engineer, AECOMLorna Tasker, Head of Rehabilitation Engineering, Morriston Hospital, SwanseaSamantha Thompson , Project Engineer, Dooson BabcockKaty Toms, Infrastructure Engineer, AECOMElizabeth Waterman, Senior Engineer, PDL Solutions (Europe) LimitedSimone Weber, Technical Project Manager at Airbus Helicopters UK and researcher at Cranfield UniversityDr Catrin Ffion Williams, Ser Cymru Research Fellow, Cardiff University School of Engineering (High Frequency)Amy Wright, Senior Site Engineer, Farrans
A celebration of the 2018 Top 50 Women in Engineering at the Royal Academy of Engineering Close up of Top 50 Women in Engineering award winners [ 14]
Katie Atkinson , Materials Engineer, Jaguar Land RoverKate Black, University Lecturer, University of LiverpoolCheryl Blenkinsop , Lead Engineer – Development, SP Energy NetworksEmma Booth , Senior Project Manager, Black & VeatchKaren Britton, Technical Director, AECOMEmma Browning , Environment Manager, Scottish Power RenewablesAntje Budge , Design Coordinator, Balfour BeattySamantha Burchell , Operations Manager, UK Power NetworksIsobel Byrne Hill, Senior Engineer, ArupKate Cairns , Founder, Cairns ConsultancySavina Carluccio, Associate, ArupDr Fiona Charnley , senior lecturer in Circular Innovation, Cranfield UniversityDr Sarah Chen , Civil Engineer, EDF EnergyDr Lorna Dallas , Graduate Safety Engineer, Babcock International GroupRachael De'Ath, Senior Engineer, Arup/Senior Teaching Associate, University of BristolKellie Dillon, Innovation Workstream Lead, UK Power NetworksAgata Downey, Engineer, Elliott WoodKaren Friendship, Managing Director, Alderman Tooling LtdPenny Gowler, Associate Director, Elliott Wood Partnership LtdNicola Grahamslaw, Ship's Conservation Engineer, SS Great Britain TrustHilary Hill, Director of Engineering Operations, KBR UK LtdDr Isobel Houghton, Senior Engineer, AtkinsSharon Jones, Eagle Lab Engineer, Barclays Eagle LabsKatie Kelleher , Crane Operator, Laing O'RourkeLouisa King, Project Engineer, Waterco ConsultantsKeely King , Area Manager—Gas Mains Replacement, TriioGeorgina Lockwood , Senior Engineer, ArupLeah Lucien , Graduate Mechanical Engineer, ChapmanBDSPEur Ing Dr Phebe Mann , Chartered Engineer, Institution of Civil EngineersStacey Marple , Project Development Manager, Monitor Coatings LtdLisa Matthews, Associate, Arup/CEO, HellyHollyLouise Maynard-Atem, Innovation Exchange Lead, BAE SystemsDanielle McGrellis, Senior Engineer, ArupAngela McIntosh , Design Project Engineer, SP Energy NetworksCarol Morris, Senior Lecturer-Engineering & Innovation, Open UniversityLisa Montague, Business Intelligence Engineer, BAE SystemsFi Neoh, Senior Consultant, AmeyHayley Oakes , Offshore Project Engineer, ODEMaria Ribera Vincent , teaching fellow, Imperial College LondonNicole Saunders , Aviation Consultant, Osprey Consulting Services LtdProfessor Emma Sparks, Head of the Centre for Systems Engineering, Cranfield UniversitySarah Tattersall , associate, ArupDr Emma Taylor, Lead Systems Safety Engineer, RSSBJulie Verrill, Junior Technician, CundallRuth Voisey, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Dyson Technology LtdCatherine Wenger, Director, ArupTammy Whelan, Apprentice Civil Engineer, ArupDr Connie Wilson, Senior Systems Engineer, BAE Systems Maritime – Naval ShipsKate Young, Senior Mechanical Engineer, SkanskaEllie Zemani, Project Engineer, Spirit Energy
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The event was held at the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2019 and the Women's Engineering Society moved to collaborate with the Guardian newspaper, who published a supplement containing details of the winners on the 24 June 2019 to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day 2020.[ 15] [ 16] Bedford College , Dawn Childs , President, Women's Engineering Society, Julie Dakin, Mott Macdonald , Elizabeth Donnelly , CEO, Women's Engineering Society, John McCollum, BAE Systems , Alex Walker, Ford , and Will Whittow, the WES Men As Allies winner 2017, and senior lecturer at Loughborough University .
Katrina-Rose Allen , Apprentice Engineer, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) LtdNatalie Asimeng-Gyan , Engineering Apprentice, GSKNatalie Atherton , Zone Operations Manager, SodexoAbbie Beaver , Apprentice Fabricator/Welder, ADI GroupJacinta Caden , Business Development (Europe), Critical Project ServicesSophie Caffrey , Technical Apprentice, LeonardoEmily Carr , Apprentice Electrical/Instrumentation Technician, GSKRachael Carr , Senior Systems Engineer, BAE SystemsNicole Chamberlain , Automation and MES Engineer, NestléMelissa Chigubu , Apprentice, Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), subsequently employed by GKN Automotive Innovation CentreHeather Clarke , Trustee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)Lisa-Jayne Cook , Senior Sales and Applications Engineer, Aqua Temperature Control SolutionsDr Katherine Critchley , Configuration Management Bpm, Safran SeatsAlexandra Ellis-Jones , Junior Engineer, GSKJasmine Ewers , Undergraduate Engineer, WSPDanielle Flynn , Degree Apprentice, Jaguar Land RoverAngela George , Mechanical Design Engineer, Diamond Light Source LtdNatalie Goodman , Permit To Work Coordinator, Spirit EnergyBethany Holroyd , Project Coordinator, WSPKelly Jeffery , Civil Engineer, JacobsGrace Johnstone , Principal Engineer, BAE SystemsCharlotte Jones , Technician, AecomSharon Lane , Managing Director, Tees ComponentsCatherine Leahy , Apprentice Corrosion Technician, TWIChloe Le Grand , Senior Design Engineer, MBDA UKCatherine Llewellyn-Jones , Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Apprentice, AirbusSylvia Lu , 5G Tech Lead, U-Blox UKPaula McMahon , Chartered Civil Engineer, Sir Robert McAlpineJudith Mair , Manufacturing Laboratory Technologist, Rolls-Royce PlcJenny Manning , Additive Manufacturing Engineering Lead, BAE SystemsRaisa Matadar , Technical Support Apprentice, Jaguar Land RoverKirsty McDermott , Design Assurance Engineer, National GridEden McGlen , Apprentice Engineering Maintenance Technician, UnipresLauren McNaughton , Apprentice Building Services Engineer, ArupLois Medley , Electrical Apprentice, WSPSarah Mulvanny , BIM Technician, ArupLesley Nutter , Senior Engineer, Engineering Apprenticeships, BAE SystemsEmma Roberts , Applications Engineer, Fairfield Control SystemsBillie Sequeira , Technical Apprentice, BAE SystemsJenny Smith , Principal Engineer, MBDA (UK)Sophie Smith , Building Surveyor, AtkinsSarah Speir , Project Engineer, SP Energy NetworksCourteney Stone , Engineering Technician Apprentice, BMW Group ManufacturingLaurie-Ann Sutherland Smith , Reliability Engineer, Musk Process ServicesCharlotte Tingley , Quality Engineer, BAE SystemsTammy Whelan , Assistant Technician, ArupJade White , Welding Engineer, SellafieldPerdi Williams , assistant research scientist, National Physical LaboratoryAmbar Yasin , Apprentice, Jaguar Land RoverDaniela Zanni , Structural Technician Apprentice, Arup
In 2020 the Women's Engineering Society moved away from what women engineers are to what women engineers do and called for nominations for the Top 50 Women in Sustainability. The winners were announced during a live webinar on the 23 June 2020 to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day. The judging panel consisted of Head Judge Sally Sudworth, Environment Agency , Ann-Christin Andersen, Rotork Board Member, Richard Coackley, Past President & Sustainability Leader, Institution of Civil Engineers , Andrew Conway, director of Engineering, BAI Communications , Elizabeth Donnelly , CEO, Women's Engineering Society, Louise Kingham , CEO Institute of Energy , Davide Stronati, Global Sustainability Leader, Mott Macdonald , and Joanna Wood, Group Engineering Director, BAE Systems .[ 17]
Yasmin Ali , energy innovation project manager, UK Government, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyLaura Bishop , director, Infinitas DesignLaura Brown , Energy Research Programme Manager, Newcastle UniversityAdele Carey , Senior Sustainability Engineer, ArupEllie Cosgrave , Lecturer In Urban Innovation And Policy, UCLCarla Denyer , Councillor, Bristol City CouncilPamela Dugdale , Engineering Teacher, International Study Centre Liverpool John Moores UniversityRhiannon Evans , Technician, AecomLaura Frost , associate, Cities & Climate Change, ArupRitu Garg , Senior Transport Engineer, ArupBarnali Ghosh , Technical Director, Mott MacdonaldRachel Gomes , associate professor, Chemical And Environmental Engineering, University of NottinghamDeborah Greaves , Head Of School Of Engineering, Computing And Mathematics, University of PlymouthSandy Halliday , director, Gaia GroupCaireen Hargreaves , Associate Director Product Sustainability, AstraZenecaKelly Harrison , associate, Heyne Tillett SteelMartha Hart , Senior Consultant, ArupLaura Hepburn , director, GreenologyKatherine Ibbotson , Programme Carbon And Cost Manager, Environment AgencyMichelle Johnson , Technical Director, Wood Environment and Infrastructure UKJennifer Kelly , associate, ArupEftychia Koursari , Civil Engineer, AmeyClare Lavelle , Energy Consulting Leader - Scotland, ArupClaire Lucas , associate professor (Reader), University of WarwickXuanli Luo , research associate, The University of NottinghamBrogan MacDonald , Structural Engineer, RambollMercedes Maroto-Valer Kerry Mashford , Non-Executive Director, PortfolioSenamiso Mathobela , Delivery Manager (TNCC), National Grid UKMhairi McCann , Founder & CEO, Youth STEM 2030Gill Nowell , DSO Lead, ElectralinkRachel Oliver , professor, director of the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride, CSO of Poro Technology, University of CambridgeJo Parker , director, Watershed AssociatesSally Povolotsky , Low Carbon Business Development Consultant, Straight 6 DesignPhilippa Ross , associate director, AtkinsAnusha Shah Arcadis Sandra Šlihte , Head Of Engineering, Vattenfall Heat UKHolly Smith , Civil Engineer, Skanska UKChitra Srinivasan , Real Time Control Software Engineer, UK Atomic Energy AuthorityAnnie Stapley , Assistant Engineer, WSPAlisa Stratulat , Innovation Manager, Groupe AtlanticJudith Sykes , senior director, Expedition EngineeringPetra Szilágyi , lecturer in Functional Materials, Queen Mary University of LondonElizabeth Tennyson , Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellow, University of CambridgeCamilla Thomson , Chancellor's Fellow In Energy, The University of EdinburghMi Tian , lecturer, University of ExeterValeska Ting , Professor of Smart Nanomaterials, University of BristolKusum Trikha , Senior Engineer, WSPJana Marie Weber , PhD candidate, University of CambridgeLaura Williams , Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Advisor, Keller
In 2021 the Women's Engineering Society selected the theme of Engineering Heroes to celebrate the women engineers around the world who played a major role in protecting and defending society from the Covid-19 pandemic. Believing the pandemic to be over by the time of the awards, WES also chose to celebrate women engineers who deliver and maintain critical services and infrastructure, keep civic society functioning at every level, and support lives and livelihoods. The winners were announced on The Guardian [ 18] Women's Engineering Society 's websites[ 19] International Women in Engineering Day . A virtual awards ceremony celebrated each winner during a live webinar on the same day.
The judging panel consisted of Head Judge, Professor Catherine Noakes , Simon Barber, UK Managing Director, Assytem WE50 Sponsor, Dawn Childs FREng , UK Change Director, National Grid , Emma Crichton, head of Engineering, Engineers without Borders , Scott Dalrymple, Vice-President HR, Crane , Elizabeth Donnelly , chief executive officer, Women’s Engineering Society, Neil Gibbs, ABB , Frankie Laugier-Davies, Senior Account Manager, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd, Mark McBride Wright, Equal Engineers, Sarah Mogford, Environment and Planning Divisional Director, RSK , Emma Nicholson, Development Project Manager, SLC Rail, Steff Smith MWES, chief executive officer, Institute of Measurement and Control , and Mara Tafadzwa Makoni, Association for Black Engineers (AFBE).[ 20]
Dr habil Tayebeh Ameri , senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh, School of EngineeringSamidha Anand , Engineering Manager, Caterpillar UK (Perkins Engines Co Ltd)Phoebe Baker , Construction Manager, MaceDr Claire Bennett , Senior Geotechnical Engineer, ArupDr Grace Campbell , Senior Natural Hazard and Risk Specialist, ArupJackie Carpenter , director, Friendship CohousingsDame Jo da Silva Georgia Davey , Senior Buyer, Babcock International GroupWO2 Claire Dewhirst , Aircraft Engineer, 1 Regiment AAC Workshop REME (Ministry of Defence)Dr Karen Donaldson , research associate, University of EdinburghProfessor Hua Dong , professor in Design, Dean of Brunel Design School, Brunel University LondonDr Katherine Dunn , lecturer, The University of EdinburghDr Natalia Falagán , lecturer in Food Science and Technology, Cranfield UniversityProfessor Elena Gaura , Professor of Pervasive Computing, Coventry UniversityKate Grant , director of Network West Midlands, Cadent Gas LimitedKatherine Grigg , HS2 Main Works Agent, SCS Railways Joint Venture (HS2 Main Works)Jo Hartnell , Assistant Tunnelling Engineer, AtkinsMilly Hennayake , Civil Water Engineer, ArupJean Hewitt , Senior Inclusive Design Consultant, Buro HappoldDebbie Janson , senior lecturer, University of BathDr Sohini Kar-Narayan , reader (Associate Professor) in Device & Energy Materials, University of CambridgeEmma Kent , Director - Construction, Metropolitan PoliceDr Suk Kinch , senior design and development engineer, Renishaw Neuro SolutionsHanna Leeson , Senior Environmental Engineer, BAE SYSTEMSDr Kristen MacAskill , lecturer, University of CambridgeCaitlin McCall , Engineering Doctorate Student, Swansea University and icmPrintLinda McVittie , Sales Manager, Scotland, J & E Hall LimitedDr Helen Meese , Founder & CEO, The Care Machine LtdSusana Neves e Brooks , Lead Project Manager, National GridMimi Nwosu , Assistant Materials Engineer, Sir Robert McAlpineJennifer Olsen , PhD researcher, Newcastle UniversityPolly Osborne , Assistant Electrical Engineer, Burns & McDonnellDr Cristiana Pace , Founder, E-novationDr Tannaz Pak , senior lecturer in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Teesside UniversitySergeant Sarah Partington , Senior Medical and Dental Technician, Army Medical Services Training CentreKelly Paul , Core Projects Team Lead - UKI, Air Products PLCKayisha Payne , Founder & Programme Director, BBSTEM (Black British Professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) LtdAndrea Pearson , Senior Engineer – Operations, Sabic UK PetrochemicalsProfessor Alison Raby , Professor of Environmental Fluid Mechanics, University of PlymouthCatherine Rennie , Consultant ENT surgeon, Charing Cross HospitalProfessor Jane Rickson , Professor of Soil Erosion and Conservation, Cranfield UniversityDr Dipa Roy , senior lecturer, The University of EdinburghJyoti Sehdev , Group EDI lead, CostainEra Shah , Senior Engineer - HS2 Enabling Works, Costain Skanska Joint Venture (HS2 Enabling Works)Professor Rebecca Shipley , Professor of Healthcare Engineering, UCLDr Maria Sunyer Pinya , Senior Climate Change Consultant, ArupDr Larissa Suzuki , Data/AI Practice Lead, GoogleSue Threader , Bridge Clerk (Chief Executive), Rochester Bridge TrustHannah Vickers , Chief Executive, Association for Consultancy and EngineeringJulie Wood , director, Arup
In 2022 the Women's Engineering Society selected the theme of Inventors and Innovators to celebrate the women engineers who demonstrated the creation or improvement of a product or process that makes a difference. The winners were announced on The Guardian and Women's Engineering Society 's websites[ 21] International Women in Engineering Day . The awards were planned to be given at a ceremony at the Institution of Civil Engineers on the same day, but a rail strike on the same day, resulted in its postponement.
Hannah Abend , chief operating officer, Wood ThilstedDr Tosin Adedipe-Elusakin , Technical Project Coordinator, Cranfield UniversityRuth Amos Mercedes Ascaso Til , Principal Engineer, DLT Engineering Ltd. (formerly Dorman Long Technology)Eleanor Ball , Co-founder and director, Graphic StructuresHani Baluch , Solutions Delivery Manager, bpDivya Bhanderi , Senior Engineer, ArupDr Qianyu Chen , research fellow, University of BirminghamJessica Coldrey , Digital Skills Mentor, Birmingham Open MediaEvelyn Cropper , Technical Manager, Stirling DynamicsPhilippa Davies , Engineering Director, Reaction Engines LimitedBeth Dickens , director, Quoceant LtdDr Ama Frimpong , head of Product Development, 52 North HealthDr Jennifer Glover , Graduate Acoustic Consultant, AECOMBethany Hall , Electrical Engineer Aerospace, Rolls-Royce/Aerospace Technology InstituteDr Yiheng Hu , PhD researcher, University of HuddersfieldRowena Innocent , Group Head of STEM strategy, Spectris plcTina Irvine , Engineer, ArupDr Ornella Iuorio , Associate Prof., University of LeedsProf Caroline Jay , head of Research, School of Engineering, University of ManchesterAlice Kan , Pharmaceutical Director, Kan Do VenturesProf Eiman Kanjo , professor and head of Smart Sensing Lab, Nottingham Trent UniversityNatalie Kerres , CEO, founder, NK Technology Ltd. (SCALED)Palvisha Khan , EMEA Strategy and Transformation Lead, Reliance Worldwide CorporationDr Alalea Kia , research fellow, Imperial College LondonLucie Killen , Structural Engineer, Price & MyersGuneet Kohli , Engineer, ArupMarisa Kurimbokus , Mechanical Engineering Team Leader, Aeristech LtdSarah Lu , PhD Researcher, University of SouthamptonNoor Mansur , Senior Electronics Engineer, Dyson Technology Ltd.Prof Serena Margadonna , head of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Swansea UniversityProf Gabriela Medero , professor in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Heriot-Watt UniversityDr Nausheen Sultana Mehboob Basha , Project Manager and researcher, Imperial College LondonProf Aline Miller , professor and Associate Dead, University of ManchesterSophie V Morse , research fellow, Imperial College LondonDr Youmna Mouhamad , Royal Academy Enterprise Fellow 2020, Myana Naturals LtdDr Priti Parikh , associate professor, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, head of Engineering for International Development CentreKrystina Pearson-Rampeearee , Senior Flight System Engineer, BAE SystemsRachel Pether , director of Water Utilities, Consultancy, Binnies UKDr Agnieszka Rutkowska , Electrochemistry Lead, DepixusProf Lidija Šiller , Professor of Nanoscale Science, Newcastle UniversityRadhika Srinivasan , CEO & Founder, EcoTexturaSwati , director, Anant Biomedical LimitedSarah Teliani , Project Manager, ArupDr Navya Thomas , research fellow in Membrane Crystallisation, Cranfield UniversityGeorgia Thompson , Assistant Design Programme Manager, BAM NuttallCarolina Toczycka , Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Lenz LabsGeorgina Wharton , director of Technology, Parkside Community SchoolJane Wright , Emerging Leaders Scheme (Decarbonisation Strategy and Engineering), Transport for London (TfL)Nadja Yang , President, European Young EngineersThe judging panel consisted of the following:
Dr Bola Olabisi – Founder & CEO of the Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network (GlobalWIIN) (Head Judge)Lauren Touré – Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Ball Beverage Packaging EMEA (WE50 Sponsor)Dawn Childs FREngCarl Hayward – Business Excellence Manager, Costa Coffee Express Dr Giorgia Longobard i – CEO, Cambridge GaN DevicesMara Makon i – Consultant, PA Consulting & Board Member, Association For Black EngineersDr Mark McBride-Wright CEng MIChemE – Founder and Managing Director, Equal EngineersLibby Meyrick – Chief Executive, Institution of Engineering Designers Susan Robson – Principal Consultant, National Grid & Board Member, Women's Engineering SocietyEmily Spearman – Head of PMO, Orsted & Board Member, Women's Engineering Society
In 2023 the Women's Engineering Society selected the theme of Safety and Security to celebrate the women engineers who's often unseen contributions make everyone safer.[ 22] The Guardian and Women's Engineering Society 's websites[ 23] International Women in Engineering Day . The awards were planned to be given at a ceremony at the Institution of Civil Engineers on the same day, but a rail strike on the same day, resulted in its postponement.
Chisom Akujobi-Ezeonyeka , Power Electronics and Systems Engineer, Rootwave LtdMary Allan , Principal Radiation Protection Scientist and Head of Profession, Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)Sarah Bailey . Hardware Engineer, LeonardoNiamh Barker , Graduate Engineer, Arup Dr Beth Barnes , Assistant Professor in Engineering, Durham University Sholeh Behzadpour-Shaw , Senior Engineer Industrial Cyber, Heathrow Airport Ltd.Dr Marzia Bolpagni , Associate Director – Head of BIM International, MaceSue Caccavone , Operations Manager – Asset Management, Binnies (UK) Ltd.Caroline GCHQ Patrizia Carpentieri , Principal Blast Engineer, Arup Kelly Cary , Managing Consultant – Transport Planning, Atkins Dr Clara Cheung , Senior Lecturer in Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester Sarah Clark , Head of Technology Centre, Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)Natasha Dunkinson , Aerospace Engineering Degree Apprentice, BAE SystemsJennifer Edwards , Senior Systems Engineer, UK Space AgencyVerena Fernandes , Senior Civil Engineer, Wokingham Borough CouncilDr Nicolette Formosa , Senior Research Engineer in Technology, National HighwaysMariella Gallo , Associate Director Arup Resilience Security and Risk, ArupCharlotte Goodwill , CEO, Institute of Telecommunications ProfessionalsAna Gorgyan , Director of Engineering, Independent Power Corporation PLCSally Hall , Senior Engineer, Frazer-Nash ConsultancyDr Amina Hamoud , Lecturer in Systems Engineering, University of West of EnglandLaura Hoang , Senior Human Factors Engineering Consultant, Environmental Resources Management LtdLauren Jenkins , Engineering Capacity Lead, Defence Equipment and SupportSvetlana Joao, Structural Engineer and ICE President Future Leader, Institution of Civil EngineersEmma Johnsén , Personal Care R&E Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Kimberly-ClarkLaura Joryeff, Principal (Engineering Safety) Consultant, Corporate Risk Associates (CRA)Eleni Kastrisiou, Engineer, ArupSusan Khan, Head of Hardware Engineering, Thales Ground Transportation SystemsHolli Kimble, Chief Engineer, Defence Equipment and SupportDr Eluned Lewis, Team Leader Survivability, QinetiQ Defence and SecurityDr Salmabanu Luhar, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (UK Research and Innovation), University of SheffieldJennifer Maher, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Sellafield Ltd.Elena Martin Fernandes, Principal Highways Engineer, Waterman AspenGiulia Marzetti , Senior Carbon Management Consultant, Mott MacDonaldJenny McLaughlin, Project Manager, Heathrow Airport Ltd.Krishna Mistry, Body Engineering Programme Lead, Volta TrucksFaith Natukunda, System Capability Manager, National Grid ESOTitilola Oliyide, Senior Process Safety Engineer, Supercritical SolutionsStacey Peel, Director Claire Price – Associate Director, WSP UKCaroline Roche, Senior Engineer, Capula LtdAnne Seldon, Chief Engineer – Product Safety & Compliance, WAE TechnologiesNikita Shetti, Payload System Engineer, Airbus Defence and SpaceProfessor Nicola Symonds, Director, nC2 Engineering Consultancy, University of SouthamptonJoanne Turner, Project Director, Amey ConsultingShiyao Wang, Computer Vision Engineer, Intel CorporationRoshni Wijesekera, Senior Fire Engineer, The Fire Surgery LimitedCatherine Wood, Maintain Design Integrity Group Lead, EDF EnergyLouise Wood, Senior LEV Engineer, Airducts Design Ltd & Airducts Engineering Ltd.
The 2024 winners were announced in July 2024.[ 24]
Dr Chika Judith Abolle-Okoyeagu , Head of Department, Robert Gordon UniversityCarolyn Ainsworth , Deputy Director Engineering, National Cyber Security CentreNike Amiaka , Technical Professional Leader - Safety (Consultant), Kellogg Brown & RootMaira Bana , CFD Manager, RED Engineering DesignElva Bannon , Research and Engineering Manager, Wave Energy ScotlandDanielle , Software Engineer, GCHQProfessor Luiza C. Campos , Professor of Environmental Engineering, University College LondonDr Michele Cano , Head of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of West of ScotlandHarpreet Kaur Chahal , Project Manager, HDR Inc.Helen Davis , Engineering Manager & Lead Supervising Civil Engineer, BinniesCiara Doherty , Project Manager, Babcock RailProfessor Judith Driscoll , Professor, University of CambridgeGhada Elsheikh , Associate, HDR Inc.Kim Everitt , Transport Systems Engineer, Energy Systems CatapultNabihah Ghufoor , Engineer, ArupTina Glover , Technical Director, Project CentreCatherine Gruber , Principal Mechanical Engineer, Mott MacDonaldDr Abigail Hathway , Senior Lecturer, University of SheffieldDr Emma Hellawell , Principal Engineer, LEAP EnvironmentalDr Charlotte Higgins , Associate Director, ArupHiba Khan , Civil Engineer, Mott MacDonaldCharlotte Kidd , Design and Development Engineer, Renishaw Neuro SolutionsDr Desen Kirli , Elizabeth Georgeson Fellow, University of EdinburghAlexandra Koutsouki , Senior Bridge Engineer, ArupVoon Lai , Senior Associate EICA Engineer, Mott MacDonaldAmanda Lake , Head of Carbon and Circular Economy - Water Europe, JacobsMarxileni Lapuz , Senior Sustainability Consultant, Black&White EngineeringHuyen Le , Doctorial Researcher, Loughborough UniversityDr Cristina-Steliana Mihailovici , Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, LJMU International Study CentreNatalia Narożańska , Lead Simulation Engineer, Evolito LtdAda Nwadigo , Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Jona Infrastructure Advisory & Eng TrepreneurDr Paula Palade , AI Ethics Senior Technical Specialist, Jaguar Land RoverMisha Patel , DPhil Student, University of OxfordMuneebah Quyyam , Senior Engineer, AtkinsRealisSanaa Rashid , Space Systems Engineer, AstroscaleHelen Rowe , Structures and Tunnels Asset Manager, Kent County CouncilBarbara Sacha , Partner, CundallDeeksha Sampath , Technology Transfer Engineer, Warwick Manufacturing GroupRachel Sandham , Associate Director, ArupDr Ekaterina Sergeeva , Functional Safety Manager, Battery System Engineering Product Advisor, Accelera by CumminsVictoria Sharpe , Managing Director, Exstent LimitedAmy Shaw , Fens Flood Risk Manager, Environment AgencyDr Shini Somara , Fluid Dynamicist and Broadcaster, eSTEAMd MediaJacqueline Chinwe Stephen , Future Energy Leader, World Energy CouncilMelanie Thrush , Principal Geoenvironmental Engineer, ArupKatie Tidd , Materials Engineer in Engineering Analysis, Evolito LtdDr Rebecca Wade , Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Abertay UniversityEmily Walport , Materials Engineer, ArupClaire Watson , Water Utilities Delivery Director, BinniesSeren White , Survivability Engineer, Defence Equipment and SupportFor the list of judges, see the WES website.[ 25]
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