Professor Xiakoe Yi with Tracey Spicer at the Awards night.听
The event celebrates and acknowledges achievement by women in male-dominated industries such as mining, road transport, infrastructure, logistics and materials handling.听
is from the 听School of Electrical and Information Engineering and the University鈥檚 . She was previously Sydney Nano's theme leader for computing, communication and security.听
The Engineering award recognises an individual who has shown leadership in engineering, technological excellence and innovation.
The award highlights Professor Yi鈥檚 pioneering work, which includes developing new pain-free, low-cost methods to help people with diabetes monitor their ketone levels.听
Professor Yi has described her ambitious vision to deliver major breakthroughs to bring about positive change in field such as healthcare and defence.听
Interim Dean of Engineering, Professor Kim Rasmussen said, 鈥淚 am delighted that Professor Yi has been recognised among her peers. I congratulate her on continuing to be honoured for her exceptional work, most recently when she was awarded the , one of NSW鈥檚 top engineering honours, and by Engineers Australia in 2017.鈥
鈥淭he Faculty values industry engagement and gender diversity so I also commend Professor Yi and these awards for helping bring a focus on these important areas.鈥澨
The other finalists in the Engineering section of the Women in Industry awards were Romana Tomic, Process Engineer Special Gases, BOC Limited and Julia Lamborn, Associate Dean of Education, Professor in Environmental Engineering, Monash University.
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