Mamta Singhal
Mamta Singhal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mamta Singhal Massachusetts |
| Education | BEng in Product Design Engineering, University of Glasgow 2001
MSc in Integrated Product Development, University of Strathclyde 2002 MBA, Strathclyde International Business School |
| Occupation | Design engineer |
| Known for | Campaigner for diversity in engineering |
Mamta Singhal MBE BEng MSc MBA CEng FIET FWES is a design engineer and an active campaigner on diversity in engineering. In 2022 she was awarded an
Early life and education
Singhal was born in Massachusetts and grew up in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[3]
Career
Singhal joined Dyson on a graduate engineering program in 2003 and later moved to
Singhal is a regular speaker on diversity in engineering and encouraging young people consider STEM careers. She has featured on BBC Breakfast, ITV news, national and regional radio talking about this topic. In 2016 and 2019 she was a speaker and mentor at Management Today's Inspiring Woman in Business Conference for STEM[6][7] and in 2018 she chaired the panel for the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards. She also appeared in the IET's 'Portrait of an Engineer' campaign in 2017.[4]
In 2020 Singhal became an engineering
Singhal was appointed as a member of the
Awards
- 2022: Member of the British Empire, New Years' Honours[1]
- 2021: Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[11]
- 2020: Fellowship of the Women's Engineering Society[8]
- 2020: Visiting Professorship at Middlesex University
- 2015: BDO's British Indian Awards Best in Science & Engineering[12]
- 2015: ToyNews Women of the Year (finalist)[13]
- 2014: UK Women of the Future – Professional, contribution to engineering (finalist)[14]
- 2008: AMBA MBA Student of the Year (finalist)[15]
- 2008: UK Woman of the Future – Woman in Science and Technology (finalist)[16]
- 2007: WES Prize[2]
- 2007: Supernova – Greenest New Product Idea Winner[17]
References
- ^ a b c "IET Member and Fellows recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours List". www.theiet.org. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Previous WES Prize winners". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women Engineers Win". British Asian News. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Portrait of an engineer campaign biographies". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Mamta Singhal | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Susie Wolff helps inspire women to get into STEM subjects". The Scotsman. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Inspiring Women in Business Conference 2019: speaker biographies". Inspiring Women in Business Conference 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Mamta Singhal". Women's Engineering Society. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ""Trustees and Members of Directors' Committees"". Board pf the Women's Engineering Society. Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "IET Council". Institution of Engineering and Technology. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Recently Elected Fellows". www.theiet.org. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "The British Indian Awards". The Asian Today. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women of the Year 2015". Toy News. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women of the Future Awards winners and shortlist". Women of the Future Awards. 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Mamta aims for top of her world". Daily Record. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women of the Future Awards winners and shortlist". Women of the Future Awards. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "The Woman Engineer" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.