On Ada Lovelace Day we are asked to write about a female scientist who has inspired you. This year we’re listing the 52 female winners of our zones. There are 50 from I’m a Scientist and 2 from I’m an Engineer. They’ve all been brilliant and inspiring to thousands of school students:

Katy Milne

Kiran Meekings

Kirstin Zechner

Joanna Buckley

Ceri Thomas

Sally Fenton

Vicki Onions

Katy Mee

Jo Watson

Joanna Brooks

Suze Kundu

Zara Gladman

Anna Williams

Jen Gupta

Emily Robinson

Carys Cook

Gemma Sharp

Rika Nair

Ceri Brenner

Barbara Guinn

Wei Xun

Amy Reeve

Cat O’Connor

Peta Foster

Vicky Young

Katherine Haxton

Fiona Hatch

Paige Brown

Alison Atkin

Carol White

Samantha Weaver

Lizzie Eaves

Nuala Carson

Nik Ibberson

Kirsty Ross

Anouk Gouvras

Sarah Martin

Jo Cruden

Jo Giles

Jen Paxton

Jen Todd Jones

Laura Soul

Hayley Evers-King

Leila Nichol

Nicola Lazenby

Suzanne Harvey

Ee Lyn Lim

Sarah-Jane Walsh

Becky Cook

Jess Bean

Hannah Brotherton

Becki Scott