Dr Phebe Mann is named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2018

Dr Phebe Mann (1994) is an Associate Professor in Highway and Transportation at the University of East London. Dr Mann was named as one of the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering Award 2018 (WE50). The award recognised Dr Mann’s outstanding contribution as an engineer, innovative teacher and role model for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The WE50 campaign aims to raise awareness of the skills shortage facing the engineering industry, to change perceptions and encourage young women to consider engineering as a viable and rewarding career.

Dr Mann is a true pioneer and her accomplishments are significant; she is the first and only woman to hold six professional engineering qualifications concurrently in the UK. She is a Chartered Civil Engineer CEng MICE, Chartered Surveyor FRICS, Chartered Construction Manager MCIOB, European Engineer Eur Ing, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators FCIArb, Fellow of the Royal Society of Art FRSA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA, and the first female chair of the Chartered Institute of Building in Leicester.

As a STEM Ambassador, Talent2030 Hero and a Queen’s Young Leader’s mentor, Dr Mann provides support for women to pursue engineering careers; promoting engineering diversity she is frequently invited to speak at events to encourage young people to consider a future in engineering.

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