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}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"saima-about\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- ABOUT \/ PERSONAL JOURNEY -->\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sa-story\">\r\n    <div class=\"sa-container\">\r\n      <div class=\"sa-story-grid\">\r\n\r\n        <!-- Portrait: right on desktop, first on mobile -->\r\n        <div class=\"sa-portrait-wrap\">\r\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"sa-portrait\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/thestory-thedebate.com\/drsaima\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dr-saima.avif\"\r\n            alt=\"Dr Saima Yasin\"\r\n            width=\"679\"\r\n            height=\"740\"\r\n            loading=\"lazy\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"sa-photo-caption\">\r\n            <strong>Dr. Saima Yasin<\/strong>\r\n            <span>Chemical Engineer \u00b7 Independent Consultant<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <!-- Biography -->\r\n        <div class=\"sa-story-text\">\r\n          <p class=\"sa-eyebrow\">About<\/p>\r\n\r\n          <h2 class=\"sa-heading\">\r\n            From Lahore<br>\r\n            to Imperial<br>\r\n            to <em>London.<\/em>\r\n          <\/h2>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"sa-intro\">\r\n            I chose engineering over medicine as a student and studied\r\n            chemical engineering at the University of Engineering and\r\n            Technology (UET), Lahore. I joined the faculty there in\r\n            2005 and completed my PhD at Imperial College London in 2011.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"sa-copy\">\r\n            Over 18 years at UET I rose from Lecturer to Professor and\r\n            led the Department of Chemical Engineering. I built industry\r\n            links, research laboratories and student support, while\r\n            raising a family of four.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"sa-copy\" style=\"margin-top:17px;\">\r\n            Today I work in London as an independent consultant, bringing\r\n            that depth to companies and private clients who need\r\n            dependable engineering advice.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- PROFESSIONAL VALUES -->\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sa-values\">\r\n    <div class=\"sa-container\">\r\n      <div class=\"sa-values-inner\">\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"sa-values-label\">What guides my work<\/span>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sa-values-list\">\r\n          <span class=\"sa-value\">Collaboration<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"sa-value\">Transparency<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"sa-value\">Equality and inclusion<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"sa-value\">Evidence first<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- CAREER MILESTONES -->\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"sa-credentials\">\r\n    <div class=\"sa-container\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"sa-credentials-header\">\r\n        <div>\r\n          <p class=\"sa-eyebrow\">Career and recognition<\/p>\r\n          <h2 class=\"sa-heading\">\r\n            Milestones that<br>\r\n            <em>shape my perspective.<\/em>\r\n          <\/h2>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <p class=\"sa-copy\">\r\n          Academic leadership, professional recognition and research\r\n          assessment have shaped the experience I bring to every\r\n          consultancy engagement.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"sa-credential-list\">\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"sa-credential\">\r\n          <span class=\"sa-credential-number\">01<\/span>\r\n          <h3>First female engineering professor<\/h3>\r\n          <p>University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore<\/p>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"sa-credential\">\r\n          <span class=\"sa-credential-number\">02<\/span>\r\n          <h3>First female chair of an engineering department<\/h3>\r\n          <p>University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore<\/p>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"sa-credential\">\r\n          <span class=\"sa-credential-number\">03<\/span>\r\n          <h3>UK Global Talent<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"sa-credential-detail\">\r\n            Exceptional Talent, endorsed by the Royal Academy of Engineering\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"sa-credential\">\r\n          <span class=\"sa-credential-number\">04<\/span>\r\n          <h3>UKRI Talent Peer Review College<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Reviewing Future Leaders Fellowships,\r\n            Round 11 (2026\u20132027)\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Saima Yasin Chemical Engineer \u00b7 Independent Consultant About From Lahore to Imperial to London. 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