The newspaper 24 Hours annually profiles students who excel in volunteer work, entrepreneurial spirit or technological innovation.

Eleanor Li :

In addition to her major as a biomedical engineer, Li serves as president of the SFU Women in Engineering Group (WEG), and is the owner of Onana Knitted Accessories. Eleanor was also recognized as Co-op Student of the Year for 2012. Full article : here

Andrea Palmer :

As technical lead and team captain of the autonomous soccer-playing robot team the University of B.C. Thunderbots, third-year mechanical engineering student Andrea Palmer has quite the responsibility.While in high school, she never considered pursuing engineering partly due to a lack of awareness. She joined the Women in Engineering student council to promote the faculty and provide support for the still low numbers of female students in the field. Full article : here