WE50 2024 – Enhanced By Engineering

The Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):

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

Download a copy of the WE50 Winners Brochure here.

The 2024 WE50 Judges are: 

  • Ama Frimpong,
  • Andy Graham,
  • Danielle George,
  • Julie McManus,
  • Kate Tomes,
  • Laura Shrieves,
  • Mamta Singhal
  • Mike Ralph
  • Natalie Desty
  • Nike Folayan
  • Paula Stevenson
  • Rachael Meadows
  • Tracey Cameron
  • Zainab Adigun

The 50 highly commended nominations were:

  1. Dr Fauzia Idrees Abro, Director Postgraduate Education in Cyber Security, Royal Holloway, University of London
  2. Abisola Ajani, Process Technology Engineer, Archer Daniels Midland Company
  3. Dr Farida Amrouche, Senior Research Associate, Lancaster University
  4. Carol Andrews, Associate Director, Arup
  5. Divya Baji, Senior Manufacturing Engineer & Project Lead, BD Medical
  6. Dr Ronita Bardhan, Associate Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, Cambridge University
  7. Julia Barr, Commercial Manager, Mott MacDonald
  8. Jackie Bell, Principal Teaching Fellow, Imperial College London
  9. Alison Benn, Project Director, AstraZeneca
  10. Ana Campos, Associate, Arup
  11. Julia Cantel, Nuclear Safety Engineer, EDF UK
  12. Victoria Corder, Principal Process Engineer, Haleon
  13. Monica Corso Griffiths, Head of Design & DCO, National Highways
  14. Lucy Davies, Aerospace Engineer, Technical Manager, BAE Systems
  15. Iona Davis, Principal Engineer, Port of Dover
  16. Katy Deacon, Director, Towards Belonging Ltd
  17. Alyson Downham, Engineering Performance Manager, Thales
  18. Katherine Evans, Founder, Bold as Brass
  19. Dr Cordelia Mattuvarkuzhali Ezhilarasu, Senior AI Research Scientist, SLB Cambridge Research
  20. Deborah Fadeyi, Sustainability Manager, Aerospace Technology Institute
  21. Emma Francois, Associate, Whitby Wood
  22. Dr Priyanka Ghosh, Advanced Research Engineer, Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
  23. Dr Dawn Gilbert, Lead Engineer, Defence Equip & Support
  24. Dr Sarah Glanvill, Lead Materials Scientist, Renishaw Plc
  25. Eleanor Green, Associate, Arup
  26. Tarryn Greenlaw, Safety and Assurance Engineer, Thales
  27. Alexandra Herd, Lifecycle Data Engineer, Elekta Ltd
  28. Nicole Jelliss, HO Landing Gear Engineering, Airbus
  29. Dr Modupe Olufunmilayo Jimoh, Associate Professor of Civil and Humanitarian Engineering, University of Warwick
  30. Dr Laura Lacey, Senior Lecturer in Military Aviation Safety and Airworthiness, Cranfield University
  31. Dr Yi Liu, Lecturer in Polymer Processing, Loughborough University
  32. Dr Helen Lockett, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, The Open University
  33. Dr Lin Ma, Lecturer, University of Manchester
  34. Kathryn Malcolm, Global Engineering Associate Project Manager, AstraZeneca
  35. Geeta Morar, Technical Safety and Assurance Manager, Thales
  36. Louise Morris, Associate Acoustician, AtkinsRéalis
  37. Rossella Nicolin, Head of Sustainability, Laing O’Rourke
  38. Fiona Paine, Structures Programme Manager – Development, Kent County Council
  39. Mhairi Porteous, Senior Engineer, Fairhurst
  40. Jacintha Pyke, Technical Support Manager, Ingersoll Rand
  41. Mairéad Reid, Student, University of Glasgow
  42. Rebecca Ridler, Project Engineer, Synoptix
  43. Vasantha Samaranayake, Delivery Director in Consultancy, Binnies
  44. Jamila Thompson, Construction Technical Vendor Manager, Amazon
  45. Dr Manuela Paulina Trejo Ramirez, Research Fellow, University of Warwick
  46. Dr Christiana Udoh, Associate Consultant, AT Kearney
  47. Judith Ward, Program Director (Quality), Mott MacDonald
  48. SSgt Vanessa Watson, SSgt Artificer, 1 Regiment AAC Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  49. Rosa Wells, FE Principal & Dean for STEM, University College Birmingham
  50. Dr Liana Zoumpouli, Research Associate, University of Bath