Meet the trailblazing women engineers who made history as winners of last year’s Rising Star Awards, chosen from over 200 global entries for their outstanding contributions to industry and society. Their achievements are now showcased in our Rising Star Awards Hall of Stars, inspiring future generations.
Will you or someone you know be next? This year’s winners will earn a place among these inspiring women – don’t miss the chance to be recognized.
2025
Aerospace/Defense
Keshika Warnakula
Senior Flight Mechanics Engineer
Syos Aerospace
Automotive/Transportation
Sadiyah Sabah Chowdhury
Senior Technical Specialist in Technical Strategy & Integration
Cummins
Electronics
Samantha Shumberger
Senior Design Engineer
Molex
Manufacturing
Mariam Sulleiman
Graduate Researcher
University of Texas at Austin
Medical
Debbie Teodorescu
Founder & Board Director, SurgiBox Inc
Invasive & Heart Failure Cardiologist
Robotics, Automation & AI
Ipsita Mohanty
Co-Founder and Chief AI Architect
QApp
2024
Aerospace/Defense
Heather Cummings
Senior Engineer - Flight Controls & Autonomy
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Aircraft
Automotive/Transportation
Bruque Argaw
Functional Safety Integration Engineer
General Motors
Electronics
Dr. La'Quata Sumter
Professor
DeVry University
Manufacturing
Jessica Polkinghorn
Senior Manager
Apple Inc.
Manufacturing
Stephanie de Boissieu
Vice President General Manager, Factory Automation
Emerson
Medical
Asha Parekh
CEO and Co-Founder
Frontline Medical Technologies
Medical
Oonagh Hassett
Program Manager
Symphysis Medical
Sustainability
Riddhi Padariya
Senior Controls Engineer
Heirloom Carbon Technologies