Racing, Engineering & Breaking Barriers with Sonya Lloyd

About this episode

Sonya Lloyd shares her unique journey as a professional motorcycle racer and biological engineer, highlighting the intersection of STEM and motorsport.

In this episode of the Women in STEM Podcast, Kelly Shungu sits down with Sonya Lloyd, professional motorcycle racer, biological engineer, and Technical Marketing LDP at Siemens Digital Industries, for a conversation that will completely rewire how you think about what a STEM career can look like. Sonya doesn't fit neatly into any one box. She graduated with a degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia in 2024, competed in the 2025 FIM Women's World Circuit Racing Championship, and is now preparing for the 2026 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship on the Factory Suzuki team, all while working full-time in tech. Her story isn't just inspiring. It's proof that passion, data, and sheer determination don't belong in separate lanes. In this episode, we get into: ✨ How a Biological Engineering degree shows up on the racetrack from data and telemetry to race strategy ✨ What it's really like navigating two male-dominated worlds: STEM and professional motorsport ✨ Sonya's journey from university to Siemens Digital Industries and why the path was anything but linear ✨ What the FIM Women's World Circuit Racing Championship means for the future of women in motorsport ✨ How…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Shungu

Guest: Sonya Lloyd

Topics covered

• STEM careers
• motorsport
• women in engineering
• data and telemetry
• career paths
• gender barriers

Keywords

• STEM
• motorcycle racing
• biological engineering
• women in STEM
• career development
• data analysis
• telemetry
• motorsport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Siemens Digital Industries

Places: University of Georgia