Hayaatun Sillem
Dr. Hayaatun Sillem CBE FIET (née Is’harc) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Hayaatun Sillem | |
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Born | Hayaatun Is’harc |
Education | Godolphin and Latymer School |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA) University College London (PhD) Newcastle University (HonDEng) |
Awards | Suffrage Science award (2021) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Royal Academy of Engineering Cancer Research UK |
Thesis | JAK/STAT signalling (2002) |
Doctoral advisor | Ian M. Kerr[1][2] |
Website | www |
Education
Sillem attended Godolphin and Latymer School.[3] She earned a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford in 1998.[4] She completed a PhD funded by Cancer Research UK at University College London in 2002 investigating the JAK-STAT signaling pathway supervised by Ian M. Kerr.[1][2]
Career
Sillem joined the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2002 as an Engineering Policy Advisor "despite, if I’m honest, not knowing anything about engineering or policy”, she says.[5] She joined the Department for International Development 2005. In 2004 she became a Committee Specialist to the Science and Technology Select Committee, and later as a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee.[6][7][8][9][10]
In 2006, Sillem joined Royal Academy of Engineering as Head of International Activities.[11] She led the Academy's partnership with Africa.[12] In this role she published Engineering Change: Towards a sustainable future in the developing world.[13] She went on to publish Engineers for Africa: Identifying engineering capacity needs in Sub-Saharan Africa, a summary report.[14] The report identified the capacity needs of engineering that are felt across Sub-Saharan Africa, and developed approaches to meeting these needs.[15]
Sillem was appointed to Director of Programmes and Fellowship in 2011.[16] She is interested in how science and engineering can help with humanitarian admin, and how engineering can drive international development.[17][18] She published Investing in Innovation in 2015.[19][20] In May 2016, Sillem was appointed Director of Strategy and Deputy Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[21][22] In March 2017 she was appointed a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.[23] She spoke at the launch of Angela Saini's book Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story in June 2017.[24]
Sillem co-founded the Royal Academy of Engineering enterprise hub.[25] She hosted the 10th Young Arab Women Leaders STEM conference in London in December 2017.[26] She was appointed CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering in January 2018.[27][6][28] She is a champion of the Government's Year of Engineering, looking to increase diversity amongst the UK's engineering workforce through the campaign This is Engineering.[29][30][31]
In 2019, Sillem was 31st in Computer Weekly's 50 'Most Influential Women in UK Tech' shortlist.[32]
She is a trustee of the London Transport Museum.[33] She is a judge for St Andrews Prize for the Environment.[34][35] She has written for The Huffington Post.[36]
Awards and honours
Sillem was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to international engineering.[37][38] In 2021, Sillem received an Engineering and Physical Sciences Suffrage Science award.[39] In 2022, Sillem was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from Newcastle University.[40][41]
References
- Is'Harc, Hayaatun (2002). JAK/STAT signalling. london.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University College London (University of London). OCLC 1124189675. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.272414.
- Is’harc, Hayaatun; Watling, Diane; Kerr, Ian M. (2001). "Phosphotyrosine profiling to identify novel components of interferon and interleukin 6-family cytokine signalling". Proteomics. 1 (6): 767–772. doi:10.1002/1615-9861(200106)1:6<767::AID-PROT767>3.0.CO;2-P. ISSN 1615-9853. PMID 11677783.
- "Godolphin Link". godolphinandlatymer.com. Goldolphin and Latymer. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Battle of Ideas 2012 | speaker | Dr Hayaatun Sillem". archive.battleofideas.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Clarke-Ezzidio, Harry (9 February 2023). "Royal Academy of Engineering chief: "The industry has a diversity deficit"". New Statesman online. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "Dr Hayaatun Sillem | The Consultancy & Engineering Awards 2018". ace-engineering-awards.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Conway, Gordon (2010). "Science and Innovation for Development" (PDF). Houses of Parliament. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "The Use of Science in UK International Development Policy: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2003" (PDF). Houses of Parliament. 2005-01-19. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "The Use of Science in UK International Development Policy" (PDF). Houses of Parliament. 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Office of Science and Technology: Scrutiny Report 2004" (PDF). Houses of Parliament. 2005-01-19. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Engineering, turning ideas into reality: fourth report of session 2008-09. London: The Stationery Office. 2009. p. 11. ISBN 978-0215529268. OCLC 317872355.
- "Africa-UK Engineering for Development Partnership - Project Update - August 2010". Africa Transport Policy Program. 2010. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Guthrie, Peter; Juma, Calestous; Sillem, Hayaatun (2008). Engineering change : towards a sustainable future in the developing world. London: Royal Academy of Engineering. ISBN 978-1903496411. OCLC 392544216.
- Report of UK-China workshops on the Future of energy storage : technologies and policy. Royal Academy of Engineering. 2012. ISBN 978-1903496916. OCLC 811323139.
- "Engineers for Africa. Identifying engineering capacity needs in Sub-Saharan Africa. A summary report". www.evidenceondemand.info. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "AIWF : Activities : 2010 Programme Detail > AIWF holds 10th successful Young Arab Women Leaders conference on Women-Led Innovation in STEM". www.aiwfonline.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Reith-Banks, Tash (2015-11-13). "Out of the lab and into refugee camps: STEM and humanitarian aid". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Developing a better world". imeche.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Investing in innovation. Royal Academy of Engineering (Great Britain). London. ISBN 9781909327184. OCLC 923359135.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - Amos, Jonathan (2015-09-29). "Science leaders make investment case". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Boardley, Aaron. "New Director of Strategy and Deputy CEO appointed to increase Academy's capacity". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "'STEM is not just fun – it's fundamental'". The Telegraph. 2016-09-30. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Member News - The IET". theiet.org. March 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Hayaatun Sillem introducing Inferior by Angela Saini, 2017-06-16, retrieved 2018-03-04
- "Improving diversity and inclusion in the engineering start/scale-up ecosystem". Royal Academy of Engineering. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Pipa, Siobhan. "Inspiring the next generation of women STEM leaders". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Dr Hayaatun Sillem to head up Royal Academy of Engineering". Engineers Journal. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Sutton, Jane (2017-11-29). "Academy announces new Chief Executive designate". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Runcie, Victoria. "#ThisIsEngineering campaign to tackle critical shortfall of engineering talent". Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "3 Electronic Engineering Schools that spark student engagement". Study International. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Diversity and inclusion: can the engineering profession rise to the challenge?". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- Riley, Kirsten. "Governance - London Transport Museum". ltmuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Organisers - The St Andrews Prize for the Environment". thestandrewsprize.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Dr Hayaatun Sillem, Trustee talks about the objectives of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment, 2017-09-06, retrieved 2018-03-04
- "Dr Hayaatun Sillem". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N10.
- "New years honours list 2020". gov.uk.
- "Suffrage Science award for Royal Academy of Engineering CEO". FE News. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- "Honorary Degree for leading engineer". Press Office. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- "Current Honorary Graduates". Retrieved 10 June 2023.