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The Lord Bhattacharyya Engineering Education Programme was established in March 2020 as a tribute to the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya CBE FREng FRS, who founded WMG at the University of Warwick.
Lord Bhattacharyya was extremely passionate about inspiring the next generation of engineers and technicians, and the programme was set up in order to build a skills base that builds on the West Midlands’ long and proud heritage of engineering. The programme delivers engineering-focused STEM education support for both students and their teachers, which ultimately enables students’ progression into further and higher education.
At this annual celebration event, the programme’s network of secondary schools and colleges have been asked to contribute to an exhibition that showcases the projects and activities they have been delivering as part of the programme. From 3D printing and drones, to hydroponics and the perfume industry, schools and colleges have been undertaking exciting projects that demonstrate the vast range of careers and roles available within engineering.
Programme
| 10.00am |
Welcome and briefing Yewande Akinola MBE HonFREng |
| 10.30am |
Networking and student exhibitions |
| 11.30am |
Formal talks from a variety of speakers Mariyam Bi, ELS Alumni and PhD student, University of Manchester Mike Kelt, CEO, Artem |
| 12.00pm | Lunch |
| 12.45pm |
Event ends Students continue with their STEM based workshops |
*Programme is subject to change
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Yewande Akinola MBE HonFREng
Yewande is a chartered Engineer, Innovator and Speaker. Her engineering experience includes the design and construction, innovation and manufacture of buildings and systems in the built environment. She has worked on projects in the UK, Africa, the Middle East and East Asia and has been named the UK Young Woman Engineer of the Year by the Institution of Engineering & Technology. She has also been awarded the Exceptional Achiever Award from the Association for BAME Engineers and the Association of Consultancy and Engineering, U.K. (ACE). She is a Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster. She is passionate about STEM communication and has presented Engineering programmes for Television. In the 2020 New Year Honours list, Yewande was awarded an MBE for services to engineering innovation and diversity in STEM. She has served as the UK's Innovation Agency (Innovate UK) Ambassador for Clean Growth and Infrastructure and was recently awarded Top 50 Workplace leaders in the UK. Yewande was recently appointed as Vice President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and serves as Chair of the Institution's Knowledge Services & Solutions (KS&S) board. She sits on the Global Advisory Board of Warwick Business School.
Mariyam Bi
Mariyam’s engineering journey began when she created her own mobile phone microscope during her Nuffield research placement in 2016. She won ‘Best Project in the West Midlands Region’ and competed for the Young Engineer of the Year award in 2017 at The Big Bang Competition. Fast forward, Mariyam graduated with a First-Class Integrated Master’s degree in ‘Chemical Engineering with Energy with a Year in Industry’ from The University of Sheffield in 2022. She ranked 4th for her overall degree, 2nd in her master’s year, and won the Siddall Prize for ‘Best Academic and Personal Achievement’. During her Year in industry, Mariyam worked for a Hong Kong engineering process safety consultancy, xSeriCon, whilst also consulting for the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Process Chemistry and Technology group. During that year, Mariyam was awarded the prestigious Engineering Leaders Scholarship and the Sir Ralph Robins scholarship from the Royal Academy of Engineering. Through this, she interned at Rolls-Royce in the civil aerospace sector. She has also been awarded a place on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Broadening Horizons programme. Mariyam is currently a PhD student at the University of Manchester. Her research, partnered with British Petroleum and Johnson Matthey, is in the field of sustainable catalysis. Mariyam is a passionate STEM ambassador, encouraging others to pursue higher education and a STEM career. Outside her work, Mariyam enjoys art, painting, sports, hiking as well as advocating for mental health and wellbeing.