Three win Young Woman Engineers of the Year 2015
Published by Francesca Brindle,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
In recognition of their ground breaking work in engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has presented its prestigious Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards to three brilliant young women. All will play an ambassadorial role for the engineering and technology professions in the forthcoming months, promoting engineering careers to girls and young people.
The winners are:
- IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year: Audio Engineer, Orla Murphy, from Jaguar Land Rover, aged 25.
- IET Mary George Prize for Apprentices: Controls Engineer, Emma Goulding, from Siemens, aged 23.
- Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Award: Process Improvement Manager, Helen Cavill, from M and H Plastics, aged 31.
The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards celebrate today’s most successful female engineers, encouraging them to become role models to inspire more girls to become engineers and help address the gender imbalance in engineering and science.
Recognising and celebrating outstanding female engineers has never been so important. Recent statistics from the IET’s skills and demand in industry survey showed that women represent only 9% of the engineering workforce.
Naomi Climer, IET President, said, “I’d like to congratulate the three winners who have been recognised and rewarded for their talent. They are a real credit to the engineering profession. But let’s not forget that these women will also help to champion engineering careers to the next generation, particularly girls, who may need a bit of encouragement to consider a career in engineering and technology.”
“This is crucial because women are currently losing out on an interesting and rewarding career because engineering is a hugely exciting and diverse career, with the opportunity to do something life or world changing.” She continued, “Our failure to attract enough women into engineering is also contributing to the national skills shortage.”
Adapted from press release byFrancesca Brindle
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