Nine University of Queensland Faculty of Science women have been named as finalists in the 2022 Women in Technology (WiT) Awards, to be held on 16 September.
Digital innovators, research champions, scientists, technologists and female entrepreneurs from across Australia have been shortlisted for the 25th annual awards.
The prestigious Queensland awards, which celebrate their silver jubilee this year, are one of the biggest and longest-running recognition programs for women in STEM in Australia.
The annual WiT Awards recognise outstanding talent and achievement giving women the recognition they deserve, building support for their work, and inspiring the next generation of leaders by showing what is possible.
The 2022 WiT Awards attracted a record 500 nominations across 14 categories.
This year's Faculty of Science finalists include:
Finalist Name | Award Category | UQ Position |
Prof. Kate Schroder | Excellence in Science Award | Director of the IMB Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research (CIDR) |
Prof. Christine Beveridge | Excellence in Science Award | Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture (CoE) |
Dr Claudia Benham | Rising Star Science Award | Lecturer in Environmental Management and Planning Policy and ARC DECRA Fellow |
Rachel Huang | Up and Comer Technology Award | 2021 Chief Student Entrepreneur; current UQ student |
Brooke Williams | Emerging Achiever Science Award | UQ PhD candidate and Post Doctorial Conversation Researcher; UQ Alumni |
Enakshi Sinniah | Emerging Achiever Science Award | UQ PhD candidate at Institute for Molecular Bioscience; UQ Alumni |
Dr Elisa Bayraktarov | Digital Mover and Shaker Award | Former UQ Researcher |
Prof. Kerrie Wilson | Research Leader Science Award | Former UQ Researcher/lecturer and UQ Alumni |
Dr Bridie Schultz | Sue Wickenden Innovator of the Year Award/Employer of Choice Award: Small-Med (Sativus – the company she co-founded) | UQ Alumni |
