b'26 Member News March 2022VolunteersThilini isunstoppable!Thilini Wasundara MIET is the winner of the 2021 IET Paul Fletcher Award, which is awarded to an early-career volunteer who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in contributing to the IET.It was an On Campus event in 2015 atMaking an impact Living our core valuesthe University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, that sparked Electrical EngineeringThilini joined the Young ProfessionalsThilini is unstoppable. She is the living undergraduate Thilinis interest in the IET. (YP) section of the IET Sri Lankaembodiment of our core values: Integrity, Local Network after graduating. SheExcellence and Teamwork.By 2016 she was the IET On Campuswas appointed Assistant Secretary Vice Chair. As well as organisingin 2019 and made such an impact workshops and visits, she worked hardthat she was recognised as the IET to promote STEM to local schoolchildren.YP Sri Lanka Outstanding Executive She became Chair in 2017 and did aCommittee Member of the Year.I always follow my passion to great job in organising the 2018 IETtry new things. Im responsible Present Around The World Sri LankaThilini became Honorary Secretary inand self-aware, and I try Finals and the 2018 South Asia Finals.2020. As well as keeping all the recordsto do my best whenever I in order, she helped to organise onlinevolunteer. Self-satisfaction webinars in place of physical events during the pandemic; became an IETis really important to YP Ambassador; and joined the IETmeand achieving good Volunteer Communications Workingoutcomes motivates me to Party, which she found to be a newdo more and more. I focus exciting experience that contributedon building a culture of we to her professional development.rather than me because In 2021 Thilini became Sri Lankas YPI believe that together Chair. She supported the undergraduatewe can achieve more.organisers of a successful inter-university virtual hackathon and chaired Sri Lankas 2021 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards programme. She helped to organise YPThilini was shocked to win the 2021 Sri Lankas IET@150 celebratory eventIET Paul Fletcher Award. She said:a competition to devise innovativeIts fantastic. I feel like Im making a Thilini Wasundara MIET solutions for waste management,difference and Im so proud about it.which is a major environmental issueI would like to give a huge thank youin Sri Lanka. She also represents Southto everyone who has supported meAsia on the IET YP Committee. in my volunteering. Read more at theiet.org/meet-our-volunteers'