b'16 Member News November 2022Awards seasonOne year on 2021 Young Woman Engineer of the Year, Dr Ciara McGrath, caught up with Member News to tell us what shes been up to since winning the award.My year as the IETs YoungWe have so much more work to Woman Engineer of thedo to ensure a future with true Yearhas flown by in a blurdiversity in the engineering of excitement. From radioprofession, but I have come interviews with BBCs LionHeartaway from this year truly to stage shows alongsideoptimistic. Through the year science presenter, GregI have seen the incredible Foot, to handing outcreativity, talent and ambition prizes to buddingfrom primary school children engineers at theacross the UK. More than Primary Engineerthat, Ive seen their desire to Awardsthis yearhelp people and the planet. has been a whirlwind ofTalented future engineers exciting events that I couldDr Ciara McGrath at the 2021never have imagined 12 monthsare all around us, and its ourYWE awards ceremony ago. It has been an opportunityresponsibility to encourage their to share my passion forcreativity and curiosity, and engineering, celebrate themake sure that, when the timeThank you to the achievements of youngcomes, they feel welcome in the engineering community. WeIET for giving me engineers and show peopleneed to ensure that everyone, how spacecrafts work throughthis opportunity no matter their background, can the medium of swingball! fulfil their ambition and haveto champion the Ive had the chance toa meaningful place within ourincredible strides inspire and excite futureindustrya place where theyengineers are making engineerschildren whoare respected and listened could someday be designingto, and where differencestoday and inspire the and building lifechangingin culture and experiencenext generationit technologies. Engineersare seen as strengths, not weaknesses. If we can dohas been an honour.create the technologies thatthat, then I am certain the shape the world around us,future is bright for us all.and I believe that we need a diverse community of engineers to ensure that theRegistration for the 2022 Young Woman Ciara using swingball to demonstratefuture were building is the how spacecrafts work best it can be, for everyone.Engineer of the Year awards ceremony is now open!With that in mind, the highlight of my year wasJoin us on Thursday, 1 December 2022 for this years when I received an email fromawards, open from 6:30pm GMT, with the ceremony a year 10 student who saidstarting at 7pm GMT.that my journey had inspiredOur awards celebrateof inspiring talks and her to be ambitious in herthe thousands of womencelebration, and to find out desire to study the world andengineers doing ground- who will join our family of how humans interact withbreaking work and pavingYWE winners. it using maths and science.the way for the STEM If just one child has beensuperstars of the future.Visit our YWE websiteinspired to consider a careerto find out more about the in engineering, then thisSecure your free placeawards and who our finalyear has been worthwhile. today and enjoy an eveningfive are. Register your place today: theiet.org/ywe'