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Hema Vallabh

GirlEng Director, SAWomEng


Hema Vallabh holds an MSc Degree in Chemical Engineering and practices as a Process Engineer at Sasol, R&D. However, over and above her day job she is also the Director of GirlEng, a subdivision of the NPO SAWomEng, where she encourages young, high-potential girl learners to pursue a career in Engineering. All the work that Hema does with GirlEng is on a voluntary basis. She has received extremely positive feedback on the impact of her work and has been invited as a motivational speaker for events empowering young women and encouraging students to reach their goals. She was acknowledged by UCT, her alma mater, when she received a special faculty award for Outstanding Achievement from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. She was also selected as a winner for the Sasol/O magazine Start a Change Reaction campaign. This was followed by her winning CEO magazine's Most Influential Woman of the Year award in the Engineering Sector.


Hema Vallabh's Professional details

Current Position(s)

GirlEng Director | GirlEng | SAWomEng
South Africa | 2010 - present

Social Development and Community Services

Process Engineer | Research and Development | Sasol Limited
Sasolburg | 2008 - present

Building, Construction and Engineering

Previous Position(s)

GirlEng National Coordinator | GirlEng | SAWomEng
Johannesburg | 2008 - 2009

Social Development and Community Services

SAWomEng Executive Committee | Conference Team | SAWomEng
Cape Town | 2007 - 2008

Social Development and Community Services

Educational history

Secondary

Nirvana Secondary School, Johannesburg (2001)

Tertiary

University of Cape Town

Cape Town | 2006 - 2008

MSc - Engineering (Chem)

Completed a Master's Degree in the field of Catalysis, Chemical Engineering. The MSc Degree was made up of course work and a dissertion submission.

University of Cape Town

Cape Town | 2002 - 2005

BSc - Engineering (Chem) (Hons)

Achievements

Awards

Delegate | SAWomEng Conference | 2007

Invited as one of 50 students to attend the 1st National SAWomEng Conference

Most Influential Woman of the Year - Engineering Sector | CEO Magazine | 2010

Outstanding Achievement | University of Cape Town | 2010

Award received for social development work done as Director of GirlEng

Other Achievements

Delegate | Accenture SLC | 2004

Invited as one of 20 students around South Africa, to attend the Student Leadership Conference (SLC) hosted by Accenture

Delegate | Unilever IBMC | 2005

Invited as one of 90 students from South Africa, to attend the Unilever Interactive Business Conference (IBMC)


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