Best papers of the SEFI 2024 Annual Conference

This year the Best papers were awarded in 4 categories, including a diversity and inclusiveness award in memory of Prof Susanne Ihsen.

We sincerely congratulate the 2024 SEFI Best Paper winners:

Best Research Paper: Aditi Kothiyal, Avanish Chauhan, Sameer Sahasrabudhe, Madhu Vadali (IIT Gandhinagar, IN) –⁠ “Making Confident Designers: Effect of a design and prototyping course and gender differences in students’ engineering design self-efficacy”

Best Practice Paper: Aled Wyn Davies (Cardiff University, UK) – “Using ‘Design Shorts’ to Engage Engineering Students in Self and Peer Supported Problem Based Learning“

Best Student Paper: Elizabeth Sara Volpe, Denise Rutledge Simmons (University of Florida, USA) – “Advice for Success: Insights from Early Career Women on Vital Competencies Empowering Their Transition into the Civil Engineering Workforce”

Susanne Ihsen Award: Shameela Arbi, Corrinne Shaw, Bruce Kloot (University of Cape Town, ZA) – “Using Narratives to Explore Social Influences on the Identities of Women Students in Engineering: Two Case Studies”