SwRI’s Angel Wileman named one of Women in Hydrogen 50 for 2025

Engineer honored for contributions to technology and innovation in hydrogen industry

2025-06-16

(Press-News.org) SAN ANTONIO — June 16, 2025 — The Women’s Global Leadership Conference (WGLC) in Energy has selected Southwest Research Institute’s Angel Wileman for 2025’s Women in Hydrogen 50. This list recognizes 50 women, nominated by their colleagues and peers, as the current and future leaders of the hydrogen economy. This distinction honors Wileman as one of the most accomplished figures in her industry, with the potential to affect real change.

“I am deeply honored to be recognized as a leader in the hydrogen community. Society has the opportunity to create a sustainable, energy-efficient future, and hydrogen is one of great tools in our toolbox,” Wileman said. “I am excited to be a part of the scientific community advancing the adoption of hydrogen technology in Central Texas and across the world.”

As the manager of SwRI’s Thermofluids Section, Wileman is a key contributor to a variety of projects and programs requiring experimental testing, facility design and fabrication, testing support, results analysis, technical reporting and project management. Wileman’s research tackles projects designed to implement hydrogen and natural gas blends and heavy-duty hydrogen refueling technology. Her recent work includes evaluating natural gas meter accuracy in hydrogen blends, researching the effects of blended gas on natural gas peak shaving plants and assessing risk zones for blends transported in bulk containers by rail.

Wileman’s specialty is conceptualizing and constructing flow facilities to address complex energy research needs. She is currently spearheading the launch of H2HD REFUEL, a new industry consortium at SwRI focused on hydrogen refueling stations. The consortium explores component testing, station controls, vehicle hydrogen storage solutions and standardization to facilitate the widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel.

In addition to her work at the Institute, Wileman contributed to numerous efforts to encourage the next generation to pursue careers in engineering. She has mentored high school and college students conducting engineering projects, teaching them valuable technical skills, and she regularly performs outreach to girls and young women about the STEM field. She has given several presentations on behalf of the Society of Women Engineers encouraging undergraduate students to pursue engineering as a career.

Wileman won the 2019 Empowering Women in Industry Leadership in STEM Award for mentoring aspiring engineers and encouraging young people to pursue careers in STEM. In 2023, she was named one of the San Antonio Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.

The Women in Hydrogen 50 list is selected annually by WGLC in partnership with the Hydrogen Economist and H2Tech. A celebratory event will be held in October during the Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy in Houston, Texas.

Listen to Angel Wileman discuss decarbonizing with hydrogen on SwRI’s Technology Today podcast.

For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/markets/energy-environment/oil-gas/fluids-engineering.

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