The finalists in this year’s Women In Nuclear UK awards have been revealed, with a shortlist throwing the spotlight onto a wide spectrum of organisations across the nuclear sector.
Winners of the prestigious awards will be announced during a ceremony in Manchester on 14 May 2024.
The awards are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate those who have gone above and beyond to champion diversity and inclusion within their own organisations and beyond.
With more entries than ever this year, the judging panel thoroughly enjoyed reading about the contributions individuals and organisations are making and how they are positively impacting the nuclear sector.
Huge congratulations go to all those who have made the shortlist and best wishes to everyone for the final!
This year’s finalists are:
Ally of the Year
Ian Baird, Divisional General Manager, Mott MacDonald
Matt Leedham, Partner – Nuclear Practice, PA Consulting
Paul Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Cavendish Nuclear
Rashad Hussain, Data Acquisition and Plasma Control Group Lead, UKAEA
Champion of the Year
Hannah Thompson, Operations Manager, CRA
Jill Williams, International Communications Manager, Assystem
Kat Swan, Electrical Designer / Cavendish Nuclear BTC (Bristol) General Manager, Cavendish Nuclear
Kira O’Donoghue, Commercial Manager – Customer Business, Rolls-Royce SMR
Natasha Khan, Graduate Nuclear Safety Engineer, Mott MacDonald
Charter Signatory of the Year
EDF Nuclear
Sizewell C
Mission Possible
Amara Ayub, Project Manager, Westinghouse Electric Company
Kirsty Robertson, Electrical Engineer, NRS Dounreay
Morgan Norcross, Nuclear Engineering Degree Apprentice, Rolls-Royce SMR
Nicole Soor, Senior Engineer, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Poppy Harrison, Mechanical Engineer, AtkinsRealis
Sara Warwick, Social Value Creation Specialist, Sizewell C
Regional Innovation
Sellafield’s Women’s Engineering Society
Women In Nuclear Central England
Technical Excellence Award
Teegan Bowker, Senior Human Factors Consultant, AtkinsRéalis
Emily Sharp, Principal Decommissioning and Dismantling (D&D) Engineer and Discipline Sub Lead, Orano
Dr. Silke Kuball, Technical Lead – Software Assurance, EDF Energy – Nuclear Services
Zoe McGrath, Physicist, Cavendish Nuclear
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