Mamta Singhal MBE CEng FIET FWES is a design engineer and campaigner on diversity in engineering. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to engineering.[1] In 2007, she was awarded the Women's Engineering Society Prize for engaging and inspiring young people's interest in STEM.[2]
Mamta Singhal | |
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| Born | Massachusetts, US |
| Education | University of Glasgow (BEng) University of Strathclyde (MSc, MBA) |
| Occupation | Design engineer |
| Known for | Campaigner for diversity in engineering |
Early life and education
editSinghal was born in Massachusetts and grew up in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[3]
Career
editSinghal joined Dyson on a graduate engineering program in 2003 and later moved to Hasbro as a Global Design Engineer from 2003–2006. She spent four years working on international projects for Hasbro including Playdoh, Monopoly and Action Man. She joined Mars as a Senior Scientist and Project Packaging Manager in 2009, working on brands such as Galaxy, Twix, Bounty and M&Ms. Between 2011 and 2013, Singhal worked as a Senior Innovation Executive at Scottish Enterprise, before joining Mattel as a Project Quality Engineer in 2013, working on the Barbie brand. Singhal worked as Commercialisation Manager at Coca-Cola European Partners from 2017-2021[4] and currently works for Diageo plc.[5]
Singhal is a regular speaker on diversity in engineering and encouraging young people consider STEM careers. She has featured on BBC Breakfast, ITV news, national and regional radio talking about this topic. In 2016 and 2019 she was a speaker and mentor at Management Today's Inspiring Woman in Business Conference for STEM[6][7] and in 2018 she chaired the panel for the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year awards. She also appeared in the IET's 'Portrait of an Engineer' campaign in 2017.[4]
In 2020 Singhal became an engineering visiting professor at Middlesex University and was elected as a Fellow of the Women's Engineering Society.[8] She was elected to the Board of the Women's Engineering Society in October 2021.[9]
Singhal was appointed as a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Council for 2019–2022[10] and was awarded Fellowship of the IET in October 2021.[11] She was elected as a member of the IET's Board of Trustees for 2023-2026.[12] She was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year's Honours List for services to engineering.[1] She is also an ambassador for Dyslexia Scotland.
Awards
edit- 2022: Member of the British Empire, New Years' Honours[1]
- 2021: Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[11]
- 2020: Fellowship of the Women's Engineering Society[8]
- 2020: Visiting Professorship at Middlesex University
- 2015: BDO's British Indian Awards Best in Science & Engineering[13]
- 2015: ToyNews Women of the Year (finalist)[14]
- 2014: UK Women of the Future – Professional, contribution to engineering (finalist)[15]
- 2008: AMBA MBA Student of the Year (finalist)[16]
- 2008: UK Woman of the Future – Woman in Science and Technology (finalist)[17]
- 2007: WES Prize[2]
- 2007: Supernova – Greenest New Product Idea Winner[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "IET Member and Fellows recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours List". www.theiet.org. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Previous WES Prize winners". Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women Engineers Win". British Asian News. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Portrait of an engineer campaign biographies". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Mamta Singhal | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Susie Wolff helps inspire women to get into STEM subjects". The Scotsman. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Inspiring Women in Business Conference 2019: speaker biographies". Inspiring Women in Business Conference 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Mamta Singhal". Women's Engineering Society. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ""Trustees and Members of Directors' Committees"". Board of the Women's Engineering Society. Women's Engineering Society. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "IET Council". Institution of Engineering and Technology. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Recently Elected Fellows". www.theiet.org. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.theiet.org/about/governance/elections/results-of-ballots-2023
- ^ "The British Indian Awards". The Asian Today. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women of the Year 2015". Toy News. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women of the Future Awards winners and shortlist". Women of the Future Awards. 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Mamta aims for top of her world". Daily Record. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Women of the Future Awards winners and shortlist". Women of the Future Awards. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "The Woman Engineer" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.