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The Watch List 2025

These 25 engineers are redefining what it means to lead, innovate, and represent engineering in 2025.

TAKING THE SPOTLIGHT

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Exploring the environmental trade-offs of adopting emerging energy technologies.

Amma Agyei Boakye

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Driven not only by personal excellence, but also by its impact.

Julian Ashby

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Grounding his leadership in the power of inclusion.

Paul K. Benny

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Applying mechanical simulation tools to human biology.

Adrian Buganza Tepole

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Building robots—minds and bodies—of the future.

Boyuan Chen

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Accelerating real-world impact by applying modeling to nuclear power.

Mihai Diaconeasa

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Working at the frontier of technology to make fusion a reality.

Daniel Dudt

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Advocating for autistic people on a nationally televised stage.

Eva Erickson

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Ensuring the next generation of engineers are ready for life outside the classroom.

Gabriella Coloyan Fleming

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Demystifying engineering through internet memes while leading a robotic startup.

Eduardo Flores

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Balancing passion and professional service while launching a nuclear company.

Sam Gibson

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Applying extensive expertise to help realize carbon-free nuclear energy.

Olivia Hand

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Pursuing a vision of ammonia as a sustainable energy source.

Young Suk Jo

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Proving that decarbonization can start at home.

Matthew Knoll

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Exploring the deep frontier of renewable energy.

Tim Latimer

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Championing science and engineering while delivering humanity to the stars.

Susan Martinez

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Advancing scalable clean water and energy technologies.

Akanksha Menon

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Laying the groundwork for future moon construction via his aerospace startup.

Forrest Meyen

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Bringing an engineering eye to disentangle airport operations.

Safir Monroe

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Envisioning a future when water is free of "forever chemicals."

Brian Pinkard

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Aiming to capture a little bit of everything with his filtration startup.

Rawand Rasheed

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Leading deep space exploration, from the moon to Saturn and beyond.

Danielle Richey

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Learning how to successfully transition from research to business.

Ilayda Samilgil

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Developing biohybrid and organic robotics via her groundbreaking research.

Victoria Webster-Wood

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Advancing modeling tools to make transportation more sustainable.

Emma Zhao

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