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The 29 women named finalists in the Women in Technology Awards

The list of finalists for the Women in Technology Awards is in, recognising leading women who are making waves in the traditionally male-dominated fields of technology and life sciences.

WiT president Fiona Hayes says this year’s group of finalists share a commitment to making the workplace better for future generations. They’re from a diverse range of fields covering software engineers, data mining, web intelligence, bioengineering, virtual worlds, nanotechnology and more.

“Their work and research is helping to make the world a better place  –pioneering medical research and driving technological innovation,” said Hayes.

Now in their 19th year, the awards program will present 10 winners with awards in early September.

The list of women named as finalists is provided below:  

Infotech Outstanding Achievement Award

Angela Tuffley, Director, RedBay Consulting Pty Ltd

Dr Richi Nayak, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
Megan Cappelleri, Manager, Enterprise Information Management, Datacom

ICT Professional Award

Mai Nishitani, Senior Server Administrator, Queensland Health

Chantel Helmore, Program Manager, Queensland Government Chief Information Office
Mathilde Desselle, Program Coordinator, The University of Queensland

Life Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award

Susanne Schmidt, Professor, School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland,
Dimity Dornan, Associate Professor, AO, Hear and Say, Human-Bionics Interface, Bionics SEQ
Kristen Radford, Principal Research Fellow, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland
Joanne MacDonald, Senior Lecturer, Molecular Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast

Life Sciences/ ICT Research Award

Mia Woodruff, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Michele Burford, Executive Deputy Director, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
Kate Seib, NHMRC Career Development Fellow/Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University

Life Sciences/ ICT Rising Star Award

Indira Prasadam, Research Fellow, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
Laura Bray, Research Fellow, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

Nasim Amaralian, Advance Queensland Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland

Outstanding Educator

Raina Mason, Lecturer / Women in Technology Coordinator, Southern Cross University
Penny DeByl, Professor, Faculty of Society & Design, Bond University

Robyn Bull, Program Manager, Wonder of Science, The University of Queensland
Sarah Kirkland, Founder, Red Cat Science

PhD Career Start Award

Ludwika Nieradzik, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland, Advanced Water Management Centre
Laura Fenlon, PhD Student, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland

Chantel Lanctot, PhD Candidate, Central Queensland University

Natalie Lee, PhD student, The University of Queensland

Rural and Remote

Robyn Bull, Program Manager, Wonder of Science, The University of Queensland
Cara Beal, Senior Research Fellow, Smart Water Research Centre, Griffith University

Sue Wickenden Entrepreneurial Award

Dr Catherine Ball, CEO and Founder, Remote Research Ranges
Gemma Lloyd, Co-founder, Diverse City Careers

Tracey Kay, Managing Director, Axiomatic Technology

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