The award is given to engineers who have made significant contributions in sustainability, innovation, inclusion, entrepreneurship and leadership, as well as young talents who show great potential (Rising Star). It reflects both the breadth and depth of Swedish engineering and gives us an opportunity to pay tribute to those whose work improves our world.
Engineers shaping our future
This year’s finalists represent the best in their respective fields and have all contributed to advancing technology development. Here are the finalists for the Stora Ingenjörpriset 2024, divided by category:
Sustainability (awarded by Skanska)
The Stora Ingenjörpriset in sustainability is awarded to engineers who have made significant efforts to promote sustainable development and reduce the climate footprint.
Johanna Stjernström – Stockholms Stad Exploatering
Johanna is the project manager for the construction project “Persikan” in Stockholm, where fossil-free and fully electric earthworks are carried out in a developing urban area. Several new types of electric work machines are demonstrated, along with flexible energy storage solutions. This work is groundbreaking and aims to create a construction site with zero emissions from work machines and tools. Johanna leads the work with knowledge, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to sustainability and innovation.
Marcus Nord and Björn Jarme – Vattenfall Services
Marcus and Björn have developed AMS-HEC (Work with Voltage – Human External Cargo), a work method that enables maintenance on our main grid – the highways of the electricity grid – while maintaining full operation. Technicians hang below a twin-engine helicopter and perform maintenance work on live lines with up to 400,000 volts, which saves billions of kroner and avoids costly power outages. The method is both safe and gentle for the technicians and has never before been used in Sweden.
Martin Lidstrand – Trifilon
Martin Lidstrand is CTO at Trifilon, which develops climate-friendly materials to replace fossil-based plastics. Trifilon uses natural fibers such as hemp, flax and cellulose to create biocomposite products that can be used in a range of products, including suitcases, consumer electronics and electric motorcycle parts. Martin’s work is a step to reduce our consumption of fossil raw materials and contribute to a circular economy.
Innovation (awarded by Vattenfall)
The Stora Ingenjörspriset in innovation recognizes engineers who have developed new technologies or solutions that can change the way we live and work.
Elisabeth Lindell – ABB Corporate Research
Elisabeth and her team have developed a solution to extend the life of medium voltage circuit breakers by 5-10 times compared to market standards. The solution minimizes mechanical and electrical stress during steel scrap recycling and reduces the risks of transformer failure. This makes the process both more efficient and more sustainable, both in terms of the production of new and recycled steel.
Recorded Future AI Team – Recorded Future AI
The team at Recorded Future has revolutionized threat and geopolitical intelligence with generative AI solutions that enable users to ask complex questions in natural language. Their work has had a profound positive impact both on organizational effectiveness and on customers’ ability to protect society against threats.
Mustafa S Hamada – Mendi
Mustafa leads Mendi’s work to make neurotechnology accessible to all. By combining advanced optical fNIRS technology and science-backed methods, Mendi aims to make cognitive training accessible and affordable to millions of people worldwide, with positive effects on mental health and well-being.
Inclusion (distributed by Afry)
The Stora Ingenjörspriset in Inclusion aims to highlight engineers who work to create a more inclusive tech world and improve diversity within the industry.
Danil Korelskiy – Alfa Laval
Danil has made outstanding contributions in the work to promote diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) within the organization. During his time at Alfa Laval, Danil has shown an unwavering commitment to creating an inclusive workplace culture where every individual feels valued, respected and encouraged to contribute their unique perspectives.
Bright – KTH
Bright at KTH is one of Sweden’s largest student associations with its 1,300 members. Bright creates an inclusive atmosphere through social and professional events that strengthen the campus community and KTH’s reputation for diversity and inclusion.
The Science Festival in Gothenburg
The Gothenburg Science Festival is one of Europe’s leading popular science festivals with approximately 50,000 visitors annually. Through an accessible and diverse program, the festival promotes interest in technology among young people and engages the local community in science and innovation.
Entrepreneurship (awarded by Scania)
The Great Engineer Award in entrepreneurship is awarded to engineers who, with their entrepreneurial spirit, have created new companies, products or services that change our lives for the better.
Magnus Evertsson – Comminution Reimagined
Magnus is co-founder of Comminution Reimagined, a company that develops new technology for rock crushing that reduces energy consumption by up to 80 percent. He is a driving force within the company and also inspires students as a professor at Chalmers University of Technology.
Olle Gelin, Caroline Walerud and Mauritz Andersson – Air Forestry
Olle, Caroline and Mauritz lead Air Forestry, which develops technology to thin forests from the air with drones. This method reduces forestry’s climate footprint and preserves biological diversity, and has the potential to contribute greatly to Sweden’s climate goals.
Erik Lindtorp – Recommended
Erik runs Recommended, a company that offers scalable solutions for textile recovery and helps the clothing industry manage its huge flows in a sustainable way. Through high automation, circular sources of income are enabled for companies in the fashion industry.
Rising Star (awarded by the Swedish Transport Administration)
The Great Rising Star Engineering Award is given to young engineers who are at the start of their careers and have already shown exceptional potential to make a difference.
Nasra Salim – Tax Agency
Nasra is a driven system developer who works with business intelligence and sustainable AI. She has also started Future Techies, a non-profit organization that inspires young people from the suburbs to apply to the technology sector and education in technology.
Maja Åstrand and Simon Lilja – Simulair AB
Maja and Simon have developed a device to combat bed bugs, a common challenge in pest control. Their solution, developed during their studies at KTH, has the potential to completely change the market and has already received positive attention internationally.
Jonna Matthiesen – Official
Jonna is a Deep Learning researcher at Embedl who quickly advanced to lead development teams. She focuses on making neural network architectures hardware-optimized, which is critical to creating scalable AI solutions.
Leadership (awarded by Fellowmind)
The Stora Ingenjörpriset in leadership is awarded to engineers who have driven forward a smooth and efficient transformation of their organization, with a focus on technology working for people and strengthening the business in a digital reality.
Stina Linderoth – Aurobay
Stina has a long background as a leader and is today responsible for establishing the digital landscape at Aurobay, a startup company with global operations. She is known for her transparent and motivating leadership, where she creates an environment that promotes innovation and encourages team members to dare to experiment and think creatively. Stina is a role model as a leader and has had a significant impact on driving Aurobay forward.
Anna Guetat – Recorded Future
Anna is Vice President of Data Analytics at Recorded Future and has demonstrated exemplary leadership in data analytics and strategic development. She has built high-performing teams and run successful projects that contributed to the company’s market position. Anna’s strong focus on innovation and data-driven decision-making has yielded significant results and helped Recorded Future to be a leader in its field.
Amer Mohammed – Stellar Capacity
Amer is known for his work as a digital leader and has successfully run digitization projects at several large companies, most recently as business area director for digital at Coop. He has previously been responsible for Stena Line’s major investment in AI and digitalisation. Amer is passionate about driving organizations forward into the digital era and ensuring that technology works for people, always with a focus on innovation and efficiency.
More than just an award – who will receive this year’s statuettes?
The Great Engineering Award is more than just an award – it’s a way to highlight the amazing achievements of our engineers and strengthen our community.
This year’s finalists have all contributed in their own unique ways to making the world a better place through technology and innovation, and their work inspires us all to continue creating positive change. Engineers’ Day is a chance to celebrate not just these individuals, but the entire engineering community that together shapes the future.
Engineers’ Day takes place on November 28. Register now and be part of the celebration of Sweden’s engineering community – where together we celebrate progress, commitment and pride!
Source: www.nyteknik.se
