Mary Mathias, National Academy of Engineering Program Officer Tsu-Jae King Liu Named New NAE President PostedMay 9, 2025 AT 9:49 AM Tsu-Jae King Liu will be the first woman to serve as NAE president and her term will begin on July 1, 2025. Comments0
Mary Mathias, National Academy of Engineering Program Officer DesertWAVE Wins International RoboSub Competition PostedSeptember 3, 2024 AT 9:00 AM An all-women robotics team won an international robotics competition with an impressive underwater robot. Comments0
Mary Mathias, National Academy of Engineering Program Officer Engineers at the 2024 Olympics PostedAugust 9, 2024 AT 4:02 PM Did you know that some of the amazing athletes at the 2024 Olympics are also engineers? Comments0
It's Engineering - not Science PostedOctober 6, 2021 AT 7:22 AM Science and engineering are both important - but they're different things. Comments0
First Flight! PostedApril 21, 2021 AT 11:48 AM NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made a powered, controlled flight on another planet. Comments0
Matchmaker Math Takes Top Prize PostedApril 1, 2021 AT 5:09 PM Yunseo Choi won first prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search with her work on match algorithms Comments0
Kenya Engineer Wins UN Prize PostedFebruary 17, 2021 AT 10:36 AM Nzambi Matee named one of the 2020 Young Champions of the Earth Comments0
Girls Win Tech Prize Helping Dementia Patients PostedOctober 30, 2020 AT 2:53 PM A trio of Nigerian-Irish teens won the 2020 Technovation Girls competition with their Memory Haven app Comments0
Simil Raghavan, National Academy of Engineering Director, Pathways Into Engineering Tracking an Asteroid: An Engineer Girl’s SSP Experience of a Lifetime PostedFebruary 3, 2017 AT 6:26 AM Alice Zhao spent her summer doing Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering research and making connections that were out of this world. Comments0
EngineerGirl Team South African Girl Takes Top Prize in International Science/Engineering Fair PostedOctober 4, 2016 AT 11:38 AM Kiara Nirghin won the 2016 Google Science fair by creating a product that could help farmers in drought-stricken areas. Comments0
EngineerGirl Team Take the challenge with DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL PostedFebruary 11, 2016 AT 3:04 PM DESIGN SQUAD, the Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS website, is going GLOBAL! It’s launching during National Engineers Week, February 24th, on Global Day, when thousands of engineers and educators are pledging their time to lead kids in hands-on engineering activities. On Global Day, take the challenge and try a DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL hands-on activity! Try these with friends or invent your own design. Comments0
EngineerGirl Team Become Part of the Society of Women Engineers in SWENext PostedApril 15, 2015 AT 3:36 PM Middle school and high school students can now join the Society of Women Engineers become part of world-wide community of women engineers. Comments0
Simil Raghavan, National Academy of Engineering Director, Pathways Into Engineering The Making of an All-Girls Robotics Team PostedNovember 17, 2014 AT 2:01 PM Mariah Reyes asked a simple question of her robotics coach that had surprising results. Comments0
Engineering Entrepreneurs Wanted PostedJuly 29, 2014 AT 9:24 AM Women are a minority in both the engineering and business worlds, but learning how to take your ideas to market can help change both of those statistics. Comments0
Caitlin Coverstone Middle School First Place Winner - 2012 Food Engineering Essay Contest Discover Engineering during National Engineers Week PostedApril 9, 2014 AT 10:17 AM National Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day are wonderful opportunities to share what you know about engineering and to learn about all the exciting options available. Comments0
International Science Olympiads PostedDecember 23, 2013 AT 12:55 PM A good way to become more skillful in STEM-related subjects as a high school student is to participate in competitions. There are many internationally recognized contests, also known as Olympiads, which can help beef up your resume when applying to college. Comments0
Dr. Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder Instructor and Postdoctoral Researcher Keeping Hope Alive as a Woman in Engineering PostedSeptember 12, 2013 AT 3:17 PM Janet faced a number of typical obstacles in her career. But with a true engineering spirit, she's not one to let a few obstacles get in her way. Comments5