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April 16, 2009

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Award winners Laura Campbell, Elaine Hislop, Hanna Sykulska and Bijal Thakore

Award winners Laura Campbell, Elaine Hislop, Hanna Sykulska and Bijal Thakore

Lead Mechanical Engineer Laura Campbell and Technical Assistant Elaine Hislop who work at BVT Fleet in Scotstoun have won awards.

The Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2008 Awards are organised by The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) to seek out the finest female engineer under the age of 30. The winner will become an ambassador and inspiration for other students.

After a rigorous interview, five were short listed because of their excellent achievements and contributions to the engineering industry.

The winner of the Young Women Engineer Award was Hanna Sykulska, 26, from Oxford and received a glass trophy and cheque for £1,000.

Bijal Thakore, 27, Raynes Park, London won the Women Engineering Society (WES) Award and collected a trophy and a cheque for £500.

Elaine Hislop, 21, Dumbarton won the WES Doris Gray Award and received £500. Laura Campbell, 21, Glasgow received a special prize for merit and collected a trophy and cheque for £400. The awards are sponsored by BT, Women Engineering Society (WES) and Premier Farnell.

The awards were held on February 26 at the BT Centre in Glasgow. Elaine is a Technical Apprentice at BVT Fleet, Scotstoun who are one of the leading providers of surface warships. In her first year of apprenticeship at Anniesland College she beat apprentices from other companies and won the Hammermen Award for Anniesland College. Now in her second year of her 4-year apprenticeship Elaine said: ‘It is great to be nominated for the award let alone win it. I am delighted to be able to be a face for women engineers within the industry and show that we are here to stay.’ Laura from Kelvindale in the West End, after doing her Masters in Engineering at Glasgow University has just completed a 2-year graduate programme at BVT Surface Fleet in Scotstoun. Currently, she is the Lead Mechanical Engineer with Concepts and Assessments. Laura is good at physics and maths and enjoys problem solving and relishes her work. This allows her to produce innovative ideas on new ship propulsion designs and liaising with designers of the main propulsion equipment. Away from her work she enjoys travelling throughout Europe and Scandinavia. Laura said: ‘It’s good to see engineers get recognition from such a prestigious body. Engineering has a huge impact on eveyone’s daily lives and it is rare that people behind the technology receive the credit they deserve.’

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