Krystina Emmanouilides (born 1991) is a Greek-Australian[1] computational fluid dynamics (CFD) Engineer for the Stake Formula 1 Sauber Team.[2]
Education
editShe attended Mac.Robertson Girls' High School. In 2013, Emmanouilides earned her bachelor's degree in motorsport engineering from Oxford Brookes University in England and in 2014, she completed her master's degree from Durham University, focusing on motorsport tyre heat transfer and aerodynamics.[3] She has a strong background in aerodynamics and CFD.
Career
editBefore starting her journey in Formula One, she was a vehicle dynamics engineer at Jaguar Land Rover.[4] She has been working for Sauber since 2018.
She is an ambassador for Racing Pride and the Motorsport Australia FIA Girls on Track program, and in these roles she is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the motorsport industry.[5] She has supported grassroots initiatives like We Race as One.
In 2022, she was nominated for the Female Engineer of the Year award presented by McLaren Applied. She was nominated alongside Hannah Schmitz and Charlotte Phelps.[6]
Personal life
editShe grew up in Melbourne, Australia.[2] She is a lesbian.[7] She currently resides in Zurich, Switzerland.[5]
References
edit- ^ Alepidis, Marianna (18 October 2021). "One small step for motorsport, one giant leap for womankind: Krystina Emmanouilides on making motorsport more accessible for all". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Bastiani, Gemma (28 September 2021). "Krystina Emmanouilides is paving the way for women in Formula 1". ABC News. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ ""Krystina Emmanouilides"". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (10 November 2021). "F1 engineer joins Australia's FIA Girls On Track programme". SpeedCafe. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Sinckler, Niya (November 27, 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: KRYSTINA EMMANOUILIDES ON LIFE AT ALFA ROMEO RACING ORLEN". FormulaNerds. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "EMMANOUILIDES REACHES FINAL FOR SPECIAL ENGINEER AWARD". motorsport.org.au. 2 December 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lewis, Niamh (December 1, 2021). "Racing proud: How motorsport is slowly changing for LGBTQ+ staff". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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