Founder of a leading biotechnology enterprise and a pioneer of the industry herself, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's journey began in a garage in the 1970s and with grit and today she has turned Biocon into an innovation nerve center committed to affordable solutions in healthcare.

Fondly known as the Batterywali of India, Dr. Rashi Gupta, founder and director, Vision Mechatronics, has pioneered the manufacturing of advanced lithium batteries and made herself a name to reckon with in the field of renewable energy and energy storage.

An automotive safety, emissions, e-mobility, and sustainable transport expert, Rashmi Urdhwareshe is the recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar, an annual woman empowerment award given to her by the government of India for her outstanding contributions to automotive technology.

A chemical engineer turned farmer turned entrepreneur, Nidhi Pant wants to continue using her background in science and technology to provide scientific solutions to the most challenging problems of rural India.

Ashwini Hingne, manager of the climate program at World Resources Institute India, leverages her engineering background as well as learnings in science and technology to help address the pressing need to tackle global warming.

Sonya Bird began her career here over 30 years ago as a technical standards program manager. Today, she leads global teams and serves on various national and international forums, including representing the United States on the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

India’s first woman firefighter and the first woman in over 45 years to graduate from the National Fire Service College (NFSC) in Nagpur, India, Harshini Kanhekar believes no work field belongs to a gender, especially careers in science and engineering that address issues of safety and security.

Dr. Jason Ostanek, an assistant professor at Purdue University, highlights the role of modeling and simulation in the safety of lithium-ion batteries. He summarizes challenges associated with developing a comprehensive thermal runaway model and possible ways to overcome these challenges.