UTP Shines on the Global Stage with Win at the Inaugural Young Women in Engineering Award
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) proudly celebrates a significant milestone as Dr. Serene Lock Sow Mun is named a winner of the inaugural Young Women in Engineering Award. This prestigious international recognition highlights her outstanding contributions to engineering research and underscores UTP’s continued commitment to advancing excellence, innovation, and diversity in STEM.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the first edition of the Young Women in Engineering Award, established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering.
After a rigorous evaluation process, including a committee review and voting, two winners have been selected for their exceptional contributions to engineering research and their potential for future leadership.
Award winners:
Dr. Miriam Filippi, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;
Dr. Serene Lock Sow Mun, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.
As the awardees, Dr. Miriam Filippi and Dr. Serene Lock Sow Mun will receive CHF 1000, an electronic certificate, and a voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission to a journal within the field of engineering (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Top 10 finalists:
This year’s competition garnered an exceptionally strong pool of applicants. In recognition of their outstanding achievements, the remaining shortlisted candidates are acknowledged as the Top 10 Finalists of the award and are listed below in alphabetical order:
Deepika Koundal (University of Eastern Finland, Finland);
Fengzhen Tang (Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China);
Giada Kyaw Oo D'Amore (University of Trieste, Italy);
Giulia Becatti (University of Stuttgart, Germany);
Man Zhu (Wuhan University of Technology, China);
Maria Chiara Noviello (Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA), Italy);
Najmeh Bazmohammadi (Aalborg University, Denmark);
Shan Wang (Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal).
Award Committee
Committee Chair:
Prof. Dr. Xiang Zhang, Coventry University, UK.
Committee Members (listed in alphabetical order):
Prof. Dr. Cinzia Buratti, University of Perugia, Italy;
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China;
Prof. Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA;
Dr. Mahdieh Sadat Sadabadi, The University of Manchester, UK;
Dr. Marco Bortolini, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Italy;
Prof. Dr. Wei Sun, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China;
Dr. Yi Yang, Tsinghua University, China.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all nominators for their participation and to the Award Committee Members for their careful evaluation of the many outstanding nominees.
Young Women in Engineering Award Team
