Renishaw Engineer Shortlisted for Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards
WOTTON UNDER EDGE, England — A female engineer who joined Renishaw as an apprentice at just 16 has been shortlisted for a prestigious engineering industry award, which aims to banish outdated engineering stereotypes and help change the perception that engineering is only a career for men.
Lucy Ackland, 26, a Project Manager in Renishaw's Additive Manufacturing Products Division working on the company's next generation of metal 3D printing machines, has been shortlisted for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Young Woman of the Year Awards.