Engineer Woman Awards
At FEMWORX 2024, Deutsche Messe AG will be honoring a pioneer from the STEM sector for the twelfth time with the Engineer Woman Award, who sets innovative accents in the technical environment of her company through her commitment, her ideas and her work and thus motivates and inspires fellow women. For the second time, Deutsche Messe AG is also presenting the Young Engineer Woman Award to a young female scientist up to the age of 30 who is doing exceptional work in her field.
Yvonne Groth
Dipl.-Ing. Yvonne Groth was honored with the Engineer Woman Award at the opening ceremony of the FEMWORX Career Congress. An independent jury consisting of the members of the FEMWORX Congress Advisory Board had previously nominated four female experts for this prestigious prize.
The winner was honored on April 25 at the opening of the FEMWORX Career Congress. Dr. Kathrin Rüschenschmidt, Director Innovation Process & PMO at Emerson and member of the FEMWORX Advisory Board, presented the award as a member of the jury. Every year at HANNOVER MESSE, Deutsche Messe presents the Engineer Woman Award to a female expert who has made a special contribution to scientific and technical disciplines.
In Yvonne Groth, the jury selected a worthy recipient for the award. She studied agricultural sciences and environmental protection at the University of Rostock. In 2006, she joined the IBS Group as a project engineer; in 2015, she was appointed its Managing Director. She has been Managing Director of Dornier Construction und Service GmbH since 2022. In addition to her professional activities, Yvonne Groth has volunteered her time for the advancement of women for many years. Among other activities, she is involved in the cross-mentoring program 'Aufstieg in Unternehmen – Mentoring für Frauen in der Wirtschaft in M-V' aiming at career advancement and mentoring for women in companies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. She is also a founder of the Welcome Center Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, a contact point not only for companies but also for women newly arriving in or returning to the Mecklenburg Lake District, with the aim of supporting recruitment, continuing employment, and retention of skilled workers. Furthermore, she arranges networking lunches for female executives in the corporate sector, and participates in a working group for academia/business collaboration.
The nominees for the Engineer Woman Award 2024:
Sheila Beladinejad completed her master's degree in industrial engineering at the University of Bordeaux, after which she worked in the telecommunications industry in North America. With over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, the AI expert provides guidance to investors, for example in the acquisition of start-ups. Sheila Beladinejad is also the founder and chairwoman of Women in AI and Robotics Germany e.V. (WAIR), a non-profit association based in Munich. To promote women's careers, it has initiated mentoring programs, educational workshops, a start-up accelerator, and hackathons. The organization now has 1,400 members worldwide, mainly in Germany and other EU countries, but also a strong presence in Canada. It is a registered partner of the United Nations, and has forged close links with industry and research institutions.
Dipl.- Ing. Yvonne Groth studied agricultural sciences and environmental protection at the University of Rostock. In 2006, she joined the IBS Group as a project engineer; in 2015, she was appointed its Managing Director. She has been Managing Director of Dornier Construction und Service GmbH since 2022. In addition to her professional activities, Yvonne Groth has volunteered her time for the advancement of women for many years. Among other activities, she is involved in the cross-mentoring program 'Aufstieg in Unternehmen – Mentoring für Frauen in der Wirtschaft in M-V2', aiming at career advancement and mentoring for women in companies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. She is also a founder of the Welcome Center Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, a contact point not only for companies but also for women newly arriving in or returning to the Mecklenburg Lake District, with the aim of supporting recruitment, continuing employment, and retention of skilled workers. Furthermore, she arranges networking lunches for female executives in the corporate sector, and participates in a working group for academia/business collaboration.
After graduating from high school in Sousse, Tunisia, Dr.-Ing. Sabrine Khadhraoui completed her studies in International Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where she earned her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering. Since 2011, she has been employed as a research and development engineer in the SMS group GmbH, a globally operating company specializing in metallurgical and rolling mill technology. Sabrine Khadhraoui has developed six patents for innovative processes and methods to improve recyclability, increase energy and material efficiency, and reduce the ecological footprint. She is also involved in the Diversity Committee of the SMS Group in Germany, which promotes diversity and intercultural awareness in the workplace. In addition to teaching at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Sabrine Khadhraoui also visits schools and universities to talk directly with female students and schoolgirls, aiming to dispel misconceptions about their suitability for STEM degree courses.
Dr.-Ing. Frauke Reinders studied chemical engineering at the Technical University Dortmund, and completed her doctorate in plastics engineering at Paderborn University. Frauke Reinders has been Head of Sustainability Management at Phoenix Contact Electronics GmbH since 2022. This includes the ESG area, Net Zero Factory, and ecological alternatives for product components. She focuses on gender equality. She is also a member of board of the ing'enious network for women in technical professions at Phoenix Contact, and plays an active role in diversity projects. Her activities also focus on promoting STEM subjects in schools and daycare centers. For example, Frauke Reinders and her project team are working on a guidance pack for kindergartens. It contains 50 experiments to get children interested in science and technology from an early age.
The nominees for the Young Engineer Award 2024:
Michèle Korošec is a physicist and works as a data science consultant at Sopra Steria. She and her team are working on the INA (Intelligent Network Analyzer) project to create a digital twin of the mobile network for a German mobile network provider. Michele Korosec uses quantum computing to optimize traffic flows in the network, uniting university research with economic interests. As a member of the Quantum Computing Initiative at Sopra Steria, she is contributing to the development of modern quantum computing solutions. She also supports young women in the STEM field, and was a mentor in the Cybermentor program for schoolgirls interested in STEM. As part of the International Volunteering Program, she has already gained international experience with Sopra Steria while teaching physics and computer science at a school in India.
Dr. Annika Möslein holds a PhD in Engineering from Oxford University, and subsequently joined Quantum Dice as a technical project manager for the research and development programs. Dr. Annika Möslein assumed responsibility for planning, design, production, testing, and validation, and made significant contributions to the development of new patents with her innovative ideas. For example, she headed up the development of quantum random number generators and assessed their impact on Monte Carlo simulations – a new application for quantum technology (alongside IT security) in finance, physics, risk analysis or climate modeling. She quickly became involved in all areas due to her technical background. The company greatly values her creative thinking, well-presented ideas, and proactive approach.
Sahana Shastry received her Master of Science in ''Space Sciences and Technologies'' from the University of Bremen last year, following which she was hired as a systems engineer by DSI Aerospace, focusing on mass storage systems for on-board electronics to support the expansion of ESA's Copernicus program. She also heads the Women in Aerospace Europe working group, in which she authored the white papers. This is where measures are being investigated and implemented to bridge the skills and gender gap in the aerospace industry. In her spare time, Sahana Shastry serves as an advisory member and COO for the student rocket and space group ASTRA e.V. from Bremen. She also co-authored the chapter on EDI to promote the new spaceflight economy in the Oxford Handbook of New Space Economy.
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