WOMEN’S ENGINEERING SOCIETY GIVES PRIZE TO THE INNOVATIVE ENGINEER
Andree-Kiss
A combination of innovative flair, perseverance and a passion for
communicating the benefits of engineering has won Katy Deacon, an
energy engineer with Kirklees Council, the Karen Burt Award for 2009.
Given annually by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to a newly
chartered female engineer, the Karen Burt award recognizes both high
achievement in engineering and a commitment to the promotion of the
profession. The award nomination focused on Katy’s creation of the
Renewable Energy Toolkit, which provides engineers and architects with
guidance and tools for integrating renewable energy technology systems
into building designs. Katy works tirelessly to promote engineering
and careers in engineering. As well as mentoring junior colleagues,
she regularly gives schools’ talks and has worked with the Bolton
Technology and Innovation Centre to create a practical engineering
workshop for girls from deprived areas. A long-term leader in the
Scout Association, she is developing, a yearlong program that will see
local Scouts learning about issues relating to climate change and
becoming more aware of their own impact on the environment to achieve
their Green Footprint Award. Media work has ranged from Radio 4’s
Today program to magazines such as Glamour and Cosmopolitan. Katy is
convinced that becoming a Chartered Engineer has helped her career
progress. “My great passion is in using my skills and knowledge to
help create a sustainable environment for the future,” said Katy. “I
have been fortunate enough to design and manage projects which have
made a real difference to my local community and have been ground
breaking in the UK. It has been my aim to achieve chartered status
since I was an apprentice at eighteen years old; gaining CEng was the
culmination of 10 years hard work. Now I would like to become a mentor
for CEng candidates and work with the IET to encourage others to
become Chartered Engineers”.
The award commemorates Dr Karen Burt, an eminent physicist whose
career was cut short by a tragically early death. She influenced many
people with her enthusiasm for engineering, in particular she offered
advice to companies on the recruitment and retention of women and
became a role model and an inspiration to many women engineers and
scientists.
More information on the Karen Burt award is available at
http://www.wes.org.uk/?q=content/the-karen-burt-memorialaward
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