LEWAS 2020 announced the winners and runners up for this year’s awards on 28 October during the LEWAS Virtual Awards and Symposium ceremony
Academic Achievement for University Student Award Category
Winner: Ibtisam Mohammed, University of Bahrain
Runner-up: Aimen Nasir, University of Bahrain
Academic Achievement for University Professor/Researcher Award Category
Winner: Prof. Suzana Nunes, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Expertise: Chemical and Environmental Science and Engineering, Polymer and Membrane Science
Runner-Ups:
• Prof. Basma EL Zein, Lebanon University of Business and Technology
Expertise: Nanotechnology, Solar energy
• Dr. Shazia Hasan, India Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Dubai Campus
Expertise: Signal Processing Application to Power System
Woman of Achievement Award Category
Winner: Dr. Salwa Sheikh, Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Services Division, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Runner-ups:
• Jennifer Hartsock, CIO, Baker Hughes
• Nikki Zadegan, CEO, mBELLAB POWER SOLUTIONS LLC
Rising Star Award Category
Winner: Fatema Husain, Senior Process Engineer, BAPCO
Runner-ups:
• Fatimah Alkayadi, Petroleum Engineer, Saudi Aramco
• Fatemah Abudeeb, Petroleum and Reservoir Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Leading with Excellence Award Category
Winner: Elspeth Crawford, Petroleum Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Runner-ups:
• Seba AlMaghlouth, Petroleum Engineer, Saudi Aramco; Society of Petroleum Engineers - KSA Chapter
• Manal Al-Asousi, Senior Engineer Costing & Planning, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Corporate Champion (Male Champion) Award Category
Winner: Laurent Tainturier, Senior Vice President, BASF
Runner-up:
• Ahmed Al-Essa, Sales & Commercial Leader - Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & India, Baker Hughes
Corporate Excellence Award Category
Winner: Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Runner-up:
• DP World
