Full Name: Sarashree Traci Reddy
    
Qualifications: BSc in Chemical Engineering (2005)
    
Current: PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town.
Thesis Title - From Brine to Products: Factors Affecting Separation in a Eutectic Freeze Crystallisation Process

Background education
Tertiary Education: BSc (ChemEng), PhD (upgrade), University of Cape Town
Secondary Education: Greytown Secondary School, Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Role in the organization
SAWomEng National Conference Director

Traci Reddy, a past delegate of SAWomEng has served on the Conference committee as the Technical Project Co-ordinator in 2009. Traci now serves on the National Executive as Conference Director.

As women in engineering, it is vital that we do not lose ourselves or conform to any pre-conceived notion of what a good engineer is. It is also essential that we stand out and do not sacrifice our femininity to please the masses on our journey to being an engineer. We need to celebrate every aspect of our lives and SAWomENG is a platform that encourages those principles! I am truly excited to be a part of that.

Achievements
2001 UCT Entrance Scholarship.
2003/2004  Johnson Matthey Bursary.
2006  NRF Prestigious and Equity Scholarship for Masters Studies.
2007/2008    NRF Department of Labour Scarce Skills Scholarship for doctoral studies.
Awarded the University of Cape Town Scholarship for International Travel as well as the NRF Key International Science Collaboration (KISC) as part of an international collaboration to the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), The Netherlands.
2008  Awarded the University of Cape Town International Conference Travel grant.
 Winner of the 2008 Department of Trade and Industry Technology award in the category of “Best Female   Researcher.”
2009 Awarded the University of Cape Town Local Conference Travel Grant.
 Winner of the Unilever “Supply Chain” competition at the 2008 SAWomEng Conference.
2010 Winner of the CEO Magazine's Annual SA's Most Influential Women in Business and Government Awards in the category of “Tomorrow’s Leader –Manufacturing and Engineering”.
Winner of the Water Institute of South Africa - Excellence in Water Research award for the “Outstanding Young Female Researcher”.