Ten MTU students named WISTEM2D Awards winners
Johnson & Johnson has named the 10 winners of its inaugural Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) awards from Munster Technological University. This is the first year that the institution has been involved with the programme, which has been running in Ireland since 2016.
The Awards recognises outstanding female students in science, technology, engineering, maths, manufacturing and design. Each recipient will receive a student award, industry mentoring and leadership training, along with the opportunity to attend careers workshops, visit Johnson & Johnson sites and participate in WiSTEM2D events designed to support them with pursuing future STEM careers.
The undergraduate programme was first introduced at University of Limerick in 2016. Since then, it has expanded to include University College Cork in 2018, and University of Galway in 2021, and Munster Technological University in 2022, supporting more than 400 female students over the last six years.
The 10 successful students are Caoimhe Ní Fhlaitheartaigh (pharmaceutical biotechnology), Jane Cowhey (biomedical engineering), Iffah Shah (biomedical engineering), Caoimhe Sexton (biomedical engineering), Abbey Cummins (instrument engineering), Lauryn Murray (pharmaceutical biotechnology), Laura Condon (Pharmaceutical Biotechnology), Mary O’Riordan (biomedical engineering), Kate Brady (structural engineering), and Aideen Buckley (structural engineering).
Munster Technological University President Prof Maggie Cusack said: “While 2022 marks MTU’s first year as part of Johnson & Johnson’s WISTEM2D Awards programme, both our organisations have a long history of encouraging women into STEM. At MTU we are proud to have a strong pipeline of female STEM graduates who have gone on to lead rewarding careers, many in senior management roles. This new collaboration with Johnson & Johnson will see us strengthen our commitment to helping women reach their full potential across the sector.”
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