#368 Community Champion – Engineering Matters Awards
From Engineering Matters by Reby Media
June 4, 2026 · 19 min
About this episode
This episode celebrates the Engineering Matters Awards, highlighting engineers who contribute to community benefits beyond their primary work.
This episode is part of the Engineering Matters Awards series, recognising individuals and organisations making an outstanding contribution to the engineering profession and wider society. Engineering is often judged by technical achievements: better products, more efficient processes, and breakthrough innovations. But some of the industry’s most meaningful contributions happen beyond the core aims of the work itself. The role of engineers in society is to solve problems and create a more liveable world. Through the development of a project or a product an engineer may have the opportunity to bring about a wider community benefit, beyond solving the primary problem. It is those choices that this award recognises. In this Engineering Matters Awards episode, we celebrate two Bronze-level winners in the Community Champion category: Dremere Woods of Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, and Gaurav Mittal of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Join us as we explore why engineering excellence is not only about solving problems, but also about improving lives. Guests: Gaurav Mittal, Data Science Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific Dremere Woods, Supplier Quality Engineer, Honda…
People in this episode
Guests: Gaurav Mittal, Dremere Woods
Topics covered
- engineering awards
- community impact
- engineering profession
- problem solving
- social contribution
Keywords
- engineering
- awards
- community champion
- social impact
- problem solving
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Honda Development and Manufacturing of America
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