The IET Young Women Of The Year Award Ceremony 2016

Duration: 1 hr 18 mins
Publication date: 15 Feb 2017

Abstract

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) recognised three exceptional young women engineers at its Young Woman Engineer (YWE) Awards Ceremony on 1 December 2016.

Jenni Sidey, a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, won the Young Woman Engineer of the Year (YWE) award. Gemma Dalziel, an Apprentice Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems, received The Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices. Bethan Murray, a Manufacturing Systems Lead at Rolls Royce, was presented with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Prize.

Finalists were Emma Wilding, a Vehicle Safety Engineer (Degree Apprentice) at Jaguar Land Rover and Nadia Johnson, a Software Engineer Degree Apprentice at Thales UK.

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Professor Jeremy Watson

The IET President

Jeremy Watson is Vice-Dean for Engineering Mission and Professor of Engineering Systems in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at UCL.Concurrently, he is Chief Scientist and Engineer at the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Jeremy was previously Arup’s Global Research Director, and Chief Scientific Advisor in the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).An electronics and control engineer by training and practice, he has senior experience of research and technical direction in industry and universities, governing board membership at Innovate UK and EPSRC, plus service with NERC and HEFCE.He has served on two government SAGE panels (Flooding and Pandemics) and a Blackett Review on Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things. Jeremy is Deputy President of the Institution for Engineering and Technology and Chair of BuildingSMART UK.He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the ICE and the IET. His specialities include research strategy, systems thinking, innovation processes, and emerging technology identification.Jeremy is Director of a £9.8m research hub funded by EPSRC. This is composed of nine universities collaborating research on Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things. The hub has been pledged a further £13m by its partners for on-going research
Noel Sharkey

University of Sheffield, Professor of A.I. & robotics

Noel Sharkey BA PhD DSc FIET FBCS CITP FRIN FRSA Emeritus Professor of AI and Robotics and Professor of Public Engagement at the University of Sheffield (Department of Computer Science) and journal editor. He has held a number of research and teaching positions in the UK (Essex, Exeter, Sheffield) and the USA (Yale, Stanford). Noel has moved freely across academic disciplines, lecturing in departments of engineering, philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, robotics, ethics and law. He holds a Doctorate in Experimental Psychology (Exeter) and a Doctorate of Science (UU), is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and Chartered information technology professional. Noel is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, the British Computer Society, the Royal Institute of Navigation, the Royal Society of Arts and is a member of both the Experimental Psychology Society and Equity (the actors union) for his work on popular robot TV shows such as Robot Wars, TechnoGames and Bright Sparks. Noel is well known for his early work on many aspects of neural computing, machine learning and genetic algorithms. As well as writing many academic articles, he also writes for national newspapers and magazines and has created thrilling robotics museum exhibitions, mechanical art installations and has run robotics and AI contests for young people from 26 countries including the Chinese Creative Robotics Contest and the Egyptian Schools AI and Robotics competition. He was EPSRC Senior Media Fellow (2004-2010) and is a joint team holder of the Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke medal for the promotion of engineering. Noel's core research is now on ethical/legal/human rights issues in application of robotics and AI in areas such as the military, child care, elder care, policing, autonomous transport, robot crime, medicine/surgery, border control, sex and civil surveillance. At present Noel is engaged in advocacy about the ethical, legal and technical aspects of military robotics. He travels the world to talk to the military, NATO, the UN, policy makers, academics and other groupings such as the International Committee of the Red Cross. He was Leverhulme Research Fellow on the ethical and technical appraisal of robots on the Battlefield (2010-2012), is co-founder and chairman elect of the NGO: International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) and a principle spokesperson for a large international coalition of NGOs under the title of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.
Roma Agrawal

I'm Roma Agrawal, a structural engineer with a physics degree. I've always loved science and design and found engineering to be a great combination between the two.I've designed bridges, skyscrapers and sculptures with signature architects over my ten year career. I spent six years working on The Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe, and designed the foundations and the ‘Spire’.In addition to winning industry awards, my career has been extensively featured in the media, including on BBC World News, BBC Daily Politics, TEDx, The Evening Standard, The Sunday Times, Guardian, The Telegraph, Independent, Cosmopolitan and Stylist Magazines, documentaries and in online blogs. I was the only woman featured on Channel 4's documentary on the Shard, 'The Tallest Tower'. I was part of M&S's 'Leading Ladies' campaign 2014 and was described as a top woman tweeter by the GuardianOutside work, I promote engineering, scientific and technical careers to young people and particularly to under-represented groups such as women. I also engage about these topics with our Institutions and government to understand and develop an effective way forward. Over the last 3 years, I have spoken to over 3000 people at over 50 schools, universities and organisations across the country and abroad.Please get in touch if you'd like me to present about engineering, women in male-dominated professions, speak to students or the media or indeed have any ideas with a view to promoting the profession!
Orla Murphy

Jaguar Land Rover, Audio Engineer

Orla Murphy is an audio engineer at Jaguar Land Rover. Orla realised her love for Science and Engineering when she led a school project on bubbles at the age of 16, which won first prize in the Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry section of the BT Young Scientist Competition and also won Special Award from the Institute of Physics.She then went on to complete an MEng degree in Electronics with Music at the University of Glasgow, completing part of her studies abroad at the University of Radford in the USA.Throughout her time as a student she won a variety of awards and bursaries for both Engineering and Music, including the Eilidh Reid Foster Prize, the William Wilson Scott Award, the Sir Thomas Beecham Scholarship and the Glasgow University Engineer’s Society Medal.A keen musician, she plays viola and has performed around the world. She is a staff member at the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and a member of the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra.With her day to day job she combines her passion for music and acoustics with her drive for problem solving- to help produce exciting sound systems and features in Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.
Nigel Fine

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Chief Executive and Secretary

Nigel Fine was appointed Chief Executive of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in June 2009. The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technician community, with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries. The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world.Nigel graduated from UMIST in 1978 with a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering and received his MBA from the London Business School in 1984. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the ICE and IET.His professional career has included working for Experian Plc where he was Managing Director for EMEA and Asia Pacific and he was an Associate Partner at Andersen Consulting (Accenture). His early career was with John Laing and International Paint.Nigel is a non-executive Director of EngineeringUK and Chairs the Professional Panel of CEO’s representing the licensed Professional Engineering Institutions in the UK, and Chairs the Audit Committee. He sits on the Strategy Board of Education for Engineers and the Technician Council.
Kate Russell

Journalist, reporter and author
Noel Sharkey

University of Sheffield, Professor of A.I. & robotics

Noel Sharkey BA PhD DSc FIET FBCS CITP FRIN FRSA Emeritus Professor of AI and Robotics and Professor of Public Engagement at the University of Sheffield (Department of Computer Science) and journal editor. He has held a number of research and teaching positions in the UK (Essex, Exeter, Sheffield) and the USA (Yale, Stanford). Noel has moved freely across academic disciplines, lecturing in departments of engineering, philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, robotics, ethics and law. He holds a Doctorate in Experimental Psychology (Exeter) and a Doctorate of Science (UU), is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and Chartered information technology professional. Noel is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, the British Computer Society, the Royal Institute of Navigation, the Royal Society of Arts and is a member of both the Experimental Psychology Society and Equity (the actors union) for his work on popular robot TV shows such as Robot Wars, TechnoGames and Bright Sparks. Noel is well known for his early work on many aspects of neural computing, machine learning and genetic algorithms. As well as writing many academic articles, he also writes for national newspapers and magazines and has created thrilling robotics museum exhibitions, mechanical art installations and has run robotics and AI contests for young people from 26 countries including the Chinese Creative Robotics Contest and the Egyptian Schools AI and Robotics competition. He was EPSRC Senior Media Fellow (2004-2010) and is a joint team holder of the Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke medal for the promotion of engineering. Noel's core research is now on ethical/legal/human rights issues in application of robotics and AI in areas such as the military, child care, elder care, policing, autonomous transport, robot crime, medicine/surgery, border control, sex and civil surveillance. At present Noel is engaged in advocacy about the ethical, legal and technical aspects of military robotics. He travels the world to talk to the military, NATO, the UN, policy makers, academics and other groupings such as the International Committee of the Red Cross. He was Leverhulme Research Fellow on the ethical and technical appraisal of robots on the Battlefield (2010-2012), is co-founder and chairman elect of the NGO: International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) and a principle spokesperson for a large international coalition of NGOs under the title of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.
Nigel Fine

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Chief Executive and Secretary

Nigel Fine was appointed Chief Executive of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in June 2009. The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technician community, with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries. The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world.Nigel graduated from UMIST in 1978 with a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering and received his MBA from the London Business School in 1984. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the ICE and IET.His professional career has included working for Experian Plc where he was Managing Director for EMEA and Asia Pacific and he was an Associate Partner at Andersen Consulting (Accenture). His early career was with John Laing and International Paint.Nigel is a non-executive Director of EngineeringUK and Chairs the Professional Panel of CEO’s representing the licensed Professional Engineering Institutions in the UK, and Chairs the Audit Committee. He sits on the Strategy Board of Education for Engineers and the Technician Council.

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