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Yewande Akinola was born on 1984 in Ibadan, Nigeria, is a Nigerian engineer specializing in water supply. Discover Yewande Akinola's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
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She is a member of famous Engineer with the age 39 years old group.
Yewande Akinola Height, Weight & Measurements
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Yewande Akinola Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yewande Akinola worth at the age of 39 years old? Yewande Akinola’s income source is mostly from being a successful Engineer. She is from Nigeria. We have estimated Yewande Akinola's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Yewande Akinola (born 1984) is a Chartered Engineer who specialises in sustainable water supplies.
She works as Principal Engineer for Laing O'Rourke and hosts television shows about engineering for Channel 4 and National Geographic.
Yewande Akinola was born in 1984 in Nigeria.
As a child she designed model-sized houses.
Her father, J. M Akinola, was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works of the old Western Region in Nigeria.
1998 - Nigerian National Mathematics Award
Yewande Akinola studied Engineering Design and Appropriate Technology at the University of Warwick, which she completed in 2007.
During her degree she was a mechanical engineer for Thames Water, where she worked on clean water treatment sites.
In 2007 she was employed by Arup Group as a Design Engineer designing water supplies and water management systems.
2009 - UK’s Society of Public Health Engineers Award for Young Rising Star
In 2010 Yewande Akinola presented Titanic: The Mission for Channel 4 and National Geographic Society.
Whilst working for Arup, she earned a master's degree from Cranfield University in 2011.
Yewande Akinola is interested in developing water and sanitation for underdeveloped countries.
She has worked on projects in the UK, Africa, Middle East and East Asia.
She is the founder of the Global Emit Project, which mentors young people who are interested in engineering.
In 2012 she judged the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering competition to create a trophy.
That year, she was shortlisted and won the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award.
She has also presented for CBeebies and Yesterday TV.
Yewande Akinola has appeared on BBC Radio 4.
2012 - Exceptional Achiever Award by the Association for Black Engineers (AFBE-UK)
2012 - Young Woman Engineer of the Year from the IET
In 2013 Akinola worked with Girl Guiding UK to encourage more young women into engineering.
She featured in a Royal Academy of Engineering campaign "Designed to Inspire".
2013 - Management Today’s top 35 women under 35
In 2014 Yewande Akinola designed a Rainwater Harvesting System.
Yewande Akinola is a prominent voice in the movement to increase diversity within engineering.
She was featured on the QEPrize 2014 campaign "Create The Future".
2014 - PRECIOUS Award for Outstanding Woman in STEM
She delivered a keynote talk at the 2016 Ada Lovelace day celebration.
She featured in the Institution of Engineering and Technology 2017 campaign "Portrait of an Engineer".
In 2021 she was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
