Alumnus named Young Engineer of the Year

George Imafidon Mechanical Engineering alumnus George Imafidon has been named a Young Engineer of the Year by the Royal Academy of Engineering, which has also awarded him the Sir George Macfarlane Medal. The Academy awards the Young Engineer of the Year prize to those who have demonstrated excellence in the early stage of their career. George, who graduated with a First Class MEng in 2020, was soon selected to join the Hamilton Commission, set up by Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, which works to improve the representation of Black people in motorsport. He has also worked with companies including Google, Rolls-Royce and J.P. Morgan. George is now a performance engineer with Sir Lewis' Team X44 which competes in the world's most remote locations as part of the Extreme E electric racing series. He is also the co-founder of award-winning app Motivez, which works to improve access to STEM careers for 14- to 25-year-olds from underrepresented backgrounds through coaching, career development programmes and events. So far, the platform has directly supported over 8,000 young people into their chosen career.