Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering


In 2016 the Women's Engineering Society (WES), in collaboration with the Daily Telegraph, produced an inaugural list of the United Kingdom's Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering, which was published on National Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2016. The event was so successful it became an annual celebration. The list was instigated by Dawn Bonfield MBE, then Chief Executive of the Women's Engineering Society. In 2019, WES ended its collaboration with the Daily Telegraph and started a new collaboration with The Guardian newspaper.
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:
  • 2025: Together We Engineer
  • 2024: Enhanced by Engineering
  • 2023: Safety and Security
  • 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 was chaired by 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, Fiona Tatton, editor of Womanthology and Michelle Richmond, director of membership and professional development at the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

2017 Winners (Theme: Most Influential Women in Engineering Under 35)

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.Kimberley Abbott, Customer Innovation & Strategic Growth Developer, Thales UK Dr Nadia Abdul-Karim, lecturer, Cranfield Forensics Institute, Cranfield UniversityLucy Ackland, Senior Development Engineer, Renishaw plcPavlina Akritas, Associate, ArupMaela Baker, Civil Engineer, Pick Everard Camilla Barrow, Deputy Project Manager, Bechtel Ltd Chloe Branston, Advanced Apprentice, Cavendish Nuclear Victoria Brown, Maintenance Apprentice Coordinator, EDF Energy Kerrine Bryan, Chartered Electrical Engineer / Author, Butterfly Books LimitedAbi Bush, Technical Advisor, Field ReadyAngela Carr, Mechanical Engineer, EDF Energy Kim Cave-Ayland, Control Engineer, UK Atomic Energy AuthorityHelena Conceicao, Senior Project Manager, Carillion Sophie Dent, Systems Engineer Graduate, BAE Systems - Submarines Priyanka Dhopade, senior research associate, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford Frances Dixon, Construction Manager, Colas Ltd.Louise Ellis, Senior Engineer, Ove Arup and Partners Ltd Ozak Esu, Electrical Engineer, Cundall Lidia Galdino, research associate, University College London Claire Gott, Design Manager and UK Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, WSP Louise Hall, Commercial Services Manager, Environment AgencyNikita Hari, Doctoral Scholar & Social Tech Entrepreneur, University of Cambridge Sophie Harker, Aerodynamics and Performance Engineer, BAE Systems Gemma Holmes, Site Manager, JN Bentley Ltd Jodie Howlett, Product Definition Engineer, Rolls-Royce Abbie Hutty, Lead Spacecraft Structures Engineer, ExoMars Rover, Airbus Nada Issa, Intermediate Mechanical Engineer, ChapmanBDSP Jessica Leigh Jones, Engineer, Sony Lynsey Lennon, Performance Team Leader, Scottish Water Nan Li, Lecturer, Imperial College LondonEva Linnell, Senior Engineer, Atkins Susan McDonald, Senior Consultant in Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Deloitte Orla Murphy, Forward Model Quality Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Áine Ní Bhreasail, Geotechnical Engineer, ArupKimberley Norris, Systems Engineer, Leonardo MW Ltd Hiteshree Patel, Software Manager, Dyson Victoria Richardson, Structural / Bridge Engineer, Arup Victoria Roots, Senior Systems Engineer, BAE Systems Sharon Ross, Senior Cluster Engineer, Mars Petcare Marie Sebban-Lee, Associate, ChapmanBDSP Lauren Shea, Arkwright Scholar/TeenTech Ambassador/A-level Student, Alton Convent School Lara Small, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Rolls-Royce & British Army Royal Engineers Jennifer Stables, Senior Engineer, AECOM Lorna Tasker, Head of Rehabilitation Engineering, Morriston Hospital, Swansea Samantha Thompson, Project Engineer, Dooson Babcock Katy Toms, Infrastructure Engineer, AECOM Elizabeth Waterman, Senior Engineer, PDL Solutions Limited Simone 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 Amy Wright, Senior Site Engineer, Farrans

2018 Winners (Theme: Returners and Transferrers)

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, ChapmanBDSPProfessor Eur 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

2019 Winners (Theme: Current and Former Apprentices)

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. The date also marked 100 years since the formation of the Society. The judging panel consisted of Head Judge Dawn Fitt OBE, 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 LtdNatalie Asimeng-Gyan, Engineering Apprentice, GSKNatalie Atherton, Zone Operations Manager, SodexoAbbie Beaver, Apprentice Fabricator/Welder, ADI GroupJacinta Caden, Business Development, 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, subsequently employed by GKN Automotive Innovation CentreHeather Clarke, Trustee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 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 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

2020 Winners (Theme: Sustainability)

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.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, University of WarwickXuanli Luo, research associate, The University of NottinghamBrogan MacDonald, Structural Engineer, RambollMercedes Maroto-Valer, Champion UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre, Heriot-Watt UniversityKerry Mashford, Non-Executive Director, PortfolioSenamiso Mathobela, Delivery Manager, 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, Director - Resilient Cities, ArcadisSandra 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

2021 Winners (Theme: Engineering Heroes)

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 and Women's Engineering Society's websites on the 23 June 2021 to celebrate 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.Dr habil Tayebeh Ameri, senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh, School of EngineeringSamidha Anand, Engineering Manager, Caterpillar UK 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, Global Sustainable Development Leader, ArupGeorgia Davey, Senior Buyer, Babcock International GroupWO2 Claire Dewhirst, Aircraft Engineer, 1 Regiment AAC Workshop REME 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 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 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 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 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, Rochester Bridge TrustHannah Vickers, Chief Executive, Association for Consultancy and EngineeringJulie Wood, director, Arup

2022 Winners (Theme: Inventors and Innovators)

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 on the 23 June 2022 to celebrate 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, Inventor, Stairsteady/ Kids Invent StuffMercedes Ascaso Til, Principal Engineer, DLT Engineering Ltd. 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. 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, Transport for London Nadja Yang, President, European Young Engineers
The judging panel consisted of the following: Dr Bola Olabisi – Founder & CEO of the Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network Lauren Touré – Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Ball Beverage Packaging EMEA Dawn Childs FREng – CEO, Pure Data Centres, and President, Women's Engineering SocietyCarl Hayward – Business Excellence Manager, Costa Coffee ExpressDr Giorgia Longobardi – CEO, Cambridge GaN DevicesMara Makoni – 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 DesignersSusan Robson – Principal Consultant, National Grid & Board Member, Women's Engineering SocietyEmily Spearman – Head of PMO, Orsted & Board Member, Women's Engineering Society

2023 Winners (Theme: Safety and Security)

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. The winners were announced on The Guardian and Women's Engineering Society's websites on the 23 June 2023 to celebrate 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 Ltd
  • Mary Allan, Principal Radiation Protection Scientist and Head of Profession, Atomic Weapons Establishment
  • Sarah Bailey. Hardware Engineer, Leonardo
  • Niamh 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, Mace
  • Sue Caccavone, Operations Manager – Asset Management, Binnies 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
  • Natasha Dunkinson, Aerospace Engineering Degree Apprentice, BAE Systems
  • Jennifer Edwards, Senior Systems Engineer, UK Space Agency
  • Verena Fernandes, Senior Civil Engineer, Wokingham Borough Council
  • Dr Nicolette Formosa, Senior Research Engineer in Technology, National Highways
  • Mariella Gallo, Associate Director Arup Resilience Security and Risk, Arup
  • Charlotte Goodwill, CEO, Institute of Telecommunications Professionals
  • Ana Gorgyan, Director of Engineering, Independent Power Corporation PLC
  • Sally Hall, Senior Engineer, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
  • Dr Amina Hamoud, Lecturer in Systems Engineering, University of West of England
  • Laura Hoang, Senior Human Factors Engineering Consultant, Environmental Resources Management Ltd
  • Lauren Jenkins, Engineering Capacity Lead, Defence Equipment and Support
  • Svetlana Joao, Structural Engineer and ICE President Future Leader, Institution of Civil Engineers
  • Emma Johnsén, Personal Care R&E Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Kimberly-Clark
  • Laura Joryeff, Principal Consultant, Corporate Risk Associates
  • Eleni Kastrisiou, Engineer, Arup
  • Susan Khan, Head of Hardware Engineering, Thales Ground Transportation Systems
  • Holli Kimble, Chief Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support
  • Dr Eluned Lewis, Team Leader Survivability, QinetiQ Defence and Security
  • Dr Salmabanu Luhar, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sheffield
  • Jennifer Maher, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Sellafield Ltd.
  • Elena Martin Fernandes, Principal Highways Engineer, Waterman Aspen
  • Giulia Marzetti, Senior Carbon Management Consultant, Mott MacDonald
  • Jenny McLaughlin, Project Manager, Heathrow Airport Ltd.
  • Krishna Mistry, Body Engineering Programme Lead, Volta Trucks
  • Faith Natukunda, System Capability Manager, National Grid ESO
  • Titilola Oliyide, Senior Process Safety Engineer, Supercritical Solutions
  • Stacey Peel, Director Claire Price – Associate Director, WSP UK
  • Caroline Roche, Senior Engineer, Capula Ltd
  • Anne Seldon, Chief Engineer – Product Safety & Compliance, WAE Technologies
  • Nikita Shetti, Payload System Engineer, Airbus Defence and Space
  • Professor Nicola Symonds, Director, nC2 Engineering Consultancy, University of Southampton
  • Joanne Turner, Project Director, Amey Consulting
  • Shiyao Wang, Computer Vision Engineer, Intel Corporation
  • Roshni Wijesekera, Senior Fire Engineer, The Fire Surgery Limited
  • Catherine Wood, Maintain Design Integrity Group Lead, EDF Energy
  • Louise Wood, Senior LEV Engineer, Airducts Design Ltd & Airducts Engineering Ltd.

2024 winners (Theme: Enhanced by Engineering)

The 2024 winners were announced in July 2024.
  • Dr Chika Judith Abolle-Okoyeagu, Head of Department, Robert Gordon University
  • Carolyn Ainsworth, Deputy Director Engineering, National Cyber Security Centre
  • Nike Amiaka, Technical Professional Leader - Safety, Kellogg Brown & Root
  • Maira Bana, CFD Manager, RED Engineering Design
  • Elva Bannon, Research and Engineering Manager, Wave Energy Scotland
  • Danielle, Software Engineer, GCHQ
  • Professor Luiza C. Campos, Professor of Environmental Engineering, University College London
  • Dr Michele Cano, Head of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of West of Scotland
  • Harpreet Kaur Chahal, Project Manager, HDR Inc.
  • Helen Davis, Engineering Manager & Lead Supervising Civil Engineer, Binnies
  • Ciara Doherty, Project Manager, Babcock Rail
  • Professor Judith Driscoll, Professor, University of Cambridge
  • Ghada Elsheikh, Associate, HDR Inc.
  • Kim Everitt, Transport Systems Engineer, Energy Systems Catapult
  • Nabihah Ghufoor, Engineer, Arup
  • Tina Glover, Technical Director, Project Centre
  • Catherine Gruber, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Mott MacDonald
  • Dr Abigail Hathway, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
  • Dr Emma Hellawell, Principal Engineer, LEAP Environmental
  • Dr Charlotte Higgins, Associate Director, Arup
  • Hiba Khan, Civil Engineer, Mott MacDonald
  • Charlotte Kidd, Design and Development Engineer, Renishaw Neuro Solutions
  • Dr Desen Kirli, Elizabeth Georgeson Fellow, University of Edinburgh
  • Alexandra Koutsouki, Senior Bridge Engineer, Arup
  • Voon Lai, Senior Associate EICA Engineer, Mott MacDonald
  • Amanda Lake, Head of Carbon and Circular Economy - Water Europe, Jacobs
  • Marxileni Lapuz, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Black&White Engineering
  • Huyen Le, Doctoral Researcher, Loughborough University
  • Dr Cristina-Steliana Mihailovici, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, LJMU International Study Centre
  • Natalia Narożańska, Lead Simulation Engineer, Evolito Ltd
  • Ada Nwadigo, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Jona Infrastructure Advisory & Eng Trepreneur
  • Dr Paula Palade, AI Ethics Senior Technical Specialist, Jaguar Land Rover
  • Misha Patel, DPhil Student, University of Oxford
  • Muneebah Quyyam, Senior Engineer, AtkinsRealis
  • Sanaa Rashid, Space Systems Engineer, Astroscale
  • Helen Rowe, Structures and Tunnels Asset Manager, Kent County Council
  • Barbara Sacha, Partner, Cundall
  • Deeksha Sampath, Technology Transfer Engineer, Warwick Manufacturing Group
  • Rachel Sandham, Associate Director, Arup
  • Dr Ekaterina Sergeeva, Functional Safety Manager, Battery System Engineering Product Advisor, Accelera by Cummins
  • Victoria Sharpe, Managing Director, Exstent Limited
  • Amy Shaw, Fens Flood Risk Manager, Environment Agency
  • Dr Shini Somara, Fluid Dynamicist and Broadcaster, eSTEAMd Media
  • Jacqueline Chinwe Stephen, Future Energy Leader, World Energy Council
  • Melanie Thrush, Principal Geoenvironmental Engineer, Arup
  • Katie Tidd, Materials Engineer in Engineering Analysis, Evolito Ltd
  • Dr Rebecca Wade, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Abertay University
  • Emily Walport, Materials Engineer, Arup
  • Claire Watson, Water Utilities Delivery Director, Binnies
  • Seren White, Survivability Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support

2025 winners (Theme: Together We Engineer)

  • Yewande Akinola , Technical Director, CBRE
  • Anam Balbolia, Principal Engineer, WSP
  • Julia Barr, Commercial Manager, Mott MacDonald
  • Elena Brake, Trainee Engineer and Student, Fishtek and University of Plymouth
  • Christina Brugger, Product Consultant/ Founder, InsightSprint
  • Denise Cárdenas López, Vice President, Strategic Capability and Integrated Delivery Amentum
  • Brigit Coleman-Green, Submarine Delivery Agency; Dreadnought Supply and Support Team
  • Emily D, Software Engineer, GCHQ
  • Honora Driscoll, Ph.D. student University of Oxford
  • Lauren Eatwell, Head of WindWings, BAR Technologies
  • Marianne Ellis, Director of CARMA CARMA, EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing Hub, University of Bath
  • Pamela Esin, Associate Director, HDR Inc.
  • Anni Feng, Associate Director, Hoare Lea
  • Nour Ghadban, Research Assistant University of Glasgow
  • Priyanka Ghosh, Advanced Research Engineer, The Manufacturing Technology Centre
  • Alice Goodwin, Project Engineer – Aircraft Asset Management, Virgin Atlantic
  • Poppy Harrison, Senior Engineer, Committee Co-chair, AtkinsRealis
  • Rachel Hayden, Senior Civil Engineer, WSP
  • Rachael Hazael, Associate Professor in Applied Materials, Cranfield University
  • Puja Hazlehurst, Head of Product Engineering, Caeli Nova
  • Kareema Hilton, Machining Applications Theme Lead, NMIS
  • Fauzia Idrees, Director of Cyber Security, University of London and Global Council for Responsible AI
  • Melissa Jordan, Principal Project Manager, HDR Inc.
  • Imisi Joseph, Senior Data Analyst, JLR
  • Natasha Khan, Nuclear Safety Engineer, Mott MacDonald
  • Jolie Lau, Facade Engineer, Arup
  • Oana Lazar, Embedded Software Engineer, Tessent Embedded Analytics
  • Hannah Livingstone, Materials Engineering Degree Apprentice, Rolls-Royce
  • Gail M, Solutions Architect, GCHQ
  • Keziah Magit, Final year PhD Student, University of Nottingham
  • Kathryn Malcolm, Associate Project Manager, Global Engineering AstraZeneca
  • Fay Newham, Associate Engineer, Ramboll
  • Rachel Paley, Senior Consultant, Arup
  • Cambell Plant, Asset Management Consultant, Binnies UK Ltd
  • Vanessa Quansah, Head of Construction Engineering, Lendlease
  • Tanja Radu, Reader in Environmental Engineering, Loughborough University
  • Ramsha Saleem, Assistant Engineer, WSP
  • Magdalena Sartin, Group Vice President Engineering, Capital Projects and Operational Excellence, Johnson Matthey
  • Kelly Shungu, Hardware Engineer, Leonardo
  • Barbara Smitten, Associate Director, Cundall
  • Meini Su, Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester
  • Jo-Anne Tait, Principal Lecturer, Robert Gordon University
  • Ruth Tatanga, Senior Mechanical Engineer, chapmanbdsp
  • Evona,The Strategic Foresight Co-Founder/Innovation Lead, Jaguar Land Rover
  • Anna Terry, Principal mechanical engineer, AWE
  • Davina Urquhart, Welding Engineer, AWE PLC
  • Julia Ward, UK Project Development Director, Queequeg
  • Saima Yasin, Professor University of Engineering & Technology
  • Tasneem Yousif, PhD Researcher and Assistant Lecturer, University of Nottingham
  • Jun Zang, Professor of Coastal and Ocean Engineering and Deputy Head of Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath
For the list of judges, see the WES website.