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Celebrating the long-term achievements of outstanding alumni

Meet the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winner

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2021 Alumni Award Winners

Research stars, entrepreneurs, doctors, coders and a ground-breaking Ambassador. Mentors, champions and game-changers. We are proud to announce the winners of Imperial's 2021 Alumni Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements within our community. 

Dr Abdullah Dafir Albeyatti

Dr Abdullah Dafir Albeyatti

Abdullah (MBBS Medicine 2011) works as a GP. But he’s also CEO of Medicalchain, an award-winning tech company.

Dr Ali Baghdadi

Dr Ali Baghdadi

Ali (MSc Computing 1977 and PhD Computing 1979) founded Aptec while at Imperial, later selling the company to Ingram Micro, a Fortune 100 business.

Dr Anna Stejskalova

Dr Anna Stejskalová

Anna (PhD Bioengineering 2018) is a women's health expert and co-founder of an international network of Czech scientists.

Divya Gupta

Divya Gupta

Highly Commended. Divya (MSc Management 2013) is the co-founder and CEO of momzjoy.com.

Dr Gabriele Messori

Dr Gabriele Messori

From heatwaves to heavy rain, Gabriele (PhD Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics 2013) is on a mission to educate others about climate extremes.

Manuel Pinuela

Dr Manuel Piñuela

Highly Commended. Manuel (PhD Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2013) has launched three start-ups bringing innovative technology to the market.

Dr Marily Nika

Dr Marily Nika

Marily (PhD Computing 2014) works as a Speech AI Product Manager for Google, and has co-founded communities empowering women in tech.

Dr Paul Atherton

Dr Paul Atherton

Paul (PhD Physics 1978) co-founded his first company, Queensgate Instruments, while at Imperial. He continues to mentor start-ups at UK universities.

Reza Jarral

Dr Reza Jarral

GP and humanitarian doctor, Reza (MBBS Medicine 2010) tackles structural inequities in healthcare, creating the healthcare tools of tomorrow.

Yvette Stevens

Ambassador Yvette Stevens

Yvette (MSc Electrical Power Systems and Machines 1974) began as a barefoot girl fetching water and became Director at the UN.

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"The world faces so many challenges. If we can make a small contribution to help communities or industries and have fun while doing it, that’s great."

Dr Ali Baghdadi, Alumni Entrepreneur Award Winner 2021

 

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