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the next generation of
Women in Engineering

Engineering Innovations Award presented to one of our own, Analene Beyers

Congratulations to Analene Beyers, the branding coordinator on SAWomEng's Creative Design portfolio!Analene, a recent Process Engineering graduate from the University of Stellenbosch, was runner up for the ... more

Name:        Hema Vallabh

Education:  BSc. Chemical Engineering (Hons)
                   MSc. Chemical Engineering

Work:         Sasol Technology, Research and Development (Process Engineer)

Position:     GirlEng Director


Role in the organisation:

GirlEng Director – Lead a team of 55 engineering student volunteers who plan and execute GirlEng events nationally in an effort to inform and encourage young high-potential female learners to pursue a career in Engineering

Achievements:

  • Featured in O Magazine as Winner of the Sasol and O, The Oprah Magazine “Start a Change Reaction” Campaign for the month of September (2010)
  • Recipient of CEO Magazine's SA's Most Influential Women in Business and Government Award (Engineering) (2010)
  • Received award for Outstanding Achievement from The Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Cape Town for involvement in SAWomEng/GirlEng (2010)
  • Speaker and part of panel discussion for an Audience of engineering students at “The Communicating Leader” seminar hosted by the University of Johannesburg (2010)
  • Speaker for the Society for Women in Engineering and Technology (SWiET) luncheon (2010)
  • Speaker for the Women in Science Seminar hosted by Tshwane University of Technology (2010)
  • GirlEng Director and member of SAWomEng National Executive (2010)
  • GirlEng National Coordinator in the debut year of GirlEng (2009)
  • Executive Committee (Technical Project Co-ordinator) for SAWomEng Conference (2008)
  • Postgraduate Representative for the Centre of Catalysis (2007)
  • Selected as one of 50 students to attend the 1st National SAWomEng Conference (2007) 
  • Selected, as one of 90 students from South Africa, to attend the Unilever Interactive Business Conference (IBMC) (2005)
  • Selected, as one of 20 students from South Africa, to attend the Student Leadership Conference (SLC) hosted by Accenture (2004)
  • Executive Committee (Secretary) of Hindu Student’s Society (HSS) (2003)


Words to live by - personal mantra:

Life is all about passion, about being a part of something bigger but most of all about making a difference!” – Hema Vallabh

“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi