Deborah Olowu, a fourth year Chemical Engineering student, took part in an event to showcase the work of student and early-career researchers to a judging panel of international industry experts as well as including IChemE President Mark Apsey MBE, IChemE Immediate Past President Nigel Hirst.

The work displayed sustainable and innovative solutions to key challenges in industry, and the IChemE President and Martin Wardrope, head of the judging panel and chair of the NECG, both commented on the exceptional standard of the work on display and how difficult it was to identify ‘winners’ in a room where every contribution demonstrated the crucial role of chemical and process engineering in meeting the great challenges facing the world today.

Deborah was one of the finalists in line for the award, having submitted her work and been accepted onto the event, she told IChemE “I am very excited about the opportunity to share my work with experienced chemical engineers and my peers. Seeing other people’s work makes me want to learn more about all the possibilities to which chemical engineering can lead. No idea is too big or too small to showcase the difference that we, as chemical engineers, make. These awards are a great opportunity, and I urge everyone to get involved as they grow.”