INWED
International Women in Engineering Day 2025- Ella
Ella, 2E0XGC – School pupil What made you interested in a STEM career? I think what really got me interested in science, especially space, was when I attended an ARISS contact in Devon when I was seven. It was magical to hear the astronaut speaking live via amateur radio. I was inspired by the radio […]
International Women in Engineering Day 2025 – Katelyn
Katelyn How, M7KFH – University student How did you first get into amateur radio, and what are you doing now? I got interested in amateur radio after taking part in ‘Jamboree on the Air’ with Scouts in 2018. In 2021, shortly after I gained my Foundation licence, I joined North Humber RAYNET (Radio Amateurs Emergency Network), […]
International Women in Engineering Day 2025 – Charlotte
Charlotte Hayes, 2M0LVY – Lead Test Engineer What made you interested in a STEM career? Since I was a young, I’ve been captivated by the beauty of the world around us – the intricate ways things work and the mysteries waiting to be uncovered. Yet, growing up, I was part of a generation where STEM […]
International Women in Engineering Day 2025 – Gillian
Gillian Sandell, M0OVW – Professional Transmitting Engineer, Woofferton Transmitting Station Why were you interested in a STEM career? I was always interested in how things worked, I liked to repair things whether it was an alarm clock or a bicycle. I enjoyed physics and computer programming at school. I did a degree in Computer Programming, […]
International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Deborah
Deborah’s career has been inspired by her dad Ian Suart, GM4AUP who is the RSGB OAS Coordinator and a former RSGB President. Deborah says, “I am a Chartered Engineer and am currently the Group Technical Deliver Lead – Data and Digital Transformation for a UK defence and security company. My role involves technical leadership of several […]
International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Ayse
Ayse Colok works in the space industry. Read about her career to date… Ayse is a TT&C engineer at B2Space with more than three years of experience helping communication links between the payload and ground station. Specialising in RF communication, Ayse uses that experience to track or send commands to the payload which can be […]
