The Engineering Includes Me wall: Inspiring faces for our spaces

Posted on by Clare Lapworth

left: people looking at posters, middle: Roussel Desmond Nzoyem, right: Lois Miller and poster of Hannah Schmitz

The Engineering Includes Me wall: Inspiring faces for our spaces

The ‘Engineering Includes Me’ wall has been created to showcase contributions to STEM-related fields by individuals from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds.
Last year staff and students were invited to nominate people who have inspired them, from the faculty and beyond, thereby opening the opportunity for broader participation in deciding who is celebrated in our shared spaces. The result is eight specially-commissioned artworks featured in the Queen’s Building.

  1. Roy AllelaRoy Allela
    Roy Allela is a Kenyan Software Engineer and data science tutor at Oxford University who invented the Sign-IO glove and supporting technology that translates sign language to speech so the deaf can more easily communicate with those who don’t sign.
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  2. Abdul Azeez Balogun
    Abdul-Azeez Balogun
    As a visually impaired individual navigating the field of engineering, Abdul-Azeez is committed to advancing the accessibility of STEM disciplines for aspiring engineers with a visual impairment.
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  3. Shrouk El-Attar
    Shrouk El-Attar
    Shrouk El-Attar is an electronics design engineer who disrupts the typical cut-out shape of what an engineer is a supposed to be — not just a problem solver, but a creative, a refugee activist, and queer belly dancer.
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  4. Dr Ayanna Howard
    Dr Ayanna Howard
    Dr Ayanna Howard’s transformative work in AI, robotics, and computer vision, and her 20 years of impactful experience, reflects not just her technical brilliance but a deep commitment to making a difference.
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  5. Dr Ronald McNairDr Ronald McNair
    Ronald McNair (1950-1986) was an American NASA Astronaut, physicist and the second African American in space who died in the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. He is an inspirational figure and a pioneer in the increasingly diverse astronaut corps we see today.
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  6. Roussel Desmond Nzoyem
    Roussel Desmond Nzoyem
    Roussel Desmond Nzoyem is a postgraduate researcher in AI and a driving force behind the University of Bristol Codemakers outreach initiative.
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  7. Hannah SchmitzHannah Schmitz
    Hannah Schmitz is the Principal Strategy Engineer for Oracle Red Bull Racing and a key player in their success. As a prominent engineer within a leading F1 team, she champions inclusivity for women in motorsports and engineering.
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  8. Maria TelkesMária Telkes
    Mária Telkes (1900-1995) was a Hungarian-American scientist who pioneered the development of solar thermal storage systems. Over her lifetime, she registered over 20 patents, almost all of which were related to solar energy.
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