UK's top female engineers recognised by IET
A space engineer from Hertfordshire has been named the winner of the IET's Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award.
Abbie Hutty from Hitchin, a spacecraft structures engineer at Astrium, is currently working on the ExoMars Rover mission, Europe's first Rover Mission to Mars.
She was commended for her outstanding commitment to engineering, in particular her work as a STEM ambassador, mentor, and promoter of women in engineering roles.
Hutty walked away with the top prize of £2,500 and will now act as the new IET young woman engineer ambassador for 2014.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to have received this award," she said. "Hopefully it will highlight the exciting reality of a career in engineering and encourage further investment in the talents of female engineers for years to come."
