LEWAS Awards 2020

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