Abstract
We give a special mention to the incredible commitment to fostering gender diversity in engineering of Dr Evi Viza which has earned the highly commended prize for the Gender Diversity Ambassador Award 2023.
Dr Viza’s research is centred on applying operations management, quality improvement and lean principles to solve industry problems as well as how they apply to the work of craft groups particularly in low resource economies. She has been involved in interdisciplinary research projects with focus on systems approach and sustainability, and gender diversity within STEM.
Her work has been recognised globally with a number of grants to address gender diversity within Engineering and support economic development for women in the Global South, these include ”FemaleINSPIRES” and as UK partner in 2 Africa Catalyst projects funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, “Changing the landscape within Engineering and Physical Sciences (Equality and Inclusion in industry, academia and research)” funded by the Scottish Funding Council; “Building Manufacturing capacity for Kenyan Craft Women” by Global Challenges Research Fund.
The IET’S Gender Diversity Ambassador Award recognises the tremendous work being carried out by passionate individuals to change the perception of women in STEM. This award is presented to a person of any gender, working in the UK and of any age who has spent a large proportion of their career committed to addressing the gender imbalance within the engineering profession.
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