Two Clare students receive prestigious STEM awards
JOHNSON & Johnson announced its prestigious Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Undergraduate Award recipients.
University of Limerick's Eva McMahon; Industrial Biochemistry; Ardnacrusha, Clare and Niamh McMahon; Electronic and Computer Engineering; Kilfenora, Clare, both received awards.
These were from the University of Limerick, in partnership with Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, headquartered at the University of Limerick, marking the seventh year since the awards inception.
The Award recognises outstanding female students in STEM2D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design.
Each recipient will receive a student award, industry mentoring and leadership training, along with the opportunity to attend career workshops, visit Johnson & Johnson sites and participate in WiSTEM2D events designed to support them with pursuing future STEM careers.
The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D programme fuels the development of the female STEM2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring girls and women at critical points in their educational experience and their careers, in STEM disciplines.
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 6 years.
John Lynch, Plant Leader, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Ireland said: “On behalf of Johnson & Johnson, I would like to congratulate the University of Limerick recipients of the WiSTEM2D award for this academic year. I hope that they enjoy all the benefits that the programme has to offer in supporting their career development, from visits to our sites to see STEM in action, to the opportunity to engage with a Johnson & Johnson mentor.
Recipients of the Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Award scholarship were also presented with bespoke framed glass artwork created by Fermoy-based artist, Suzanne O’Sullivan.
Dr Katie Crowley, Funded Investigator in Lero, and lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems who is leading the programme for the University of Limerick this year said: “This is an amazing achievement that each awardee should be very proud of. I have no doubt you will excel in the programme and be excellent ambassadors for the University and women in STEM.”