Dayna Johnson, P.E. President She/Her Q: Let’s begin by discussing your theme for this year, “A World of Opportunity Awaits.” Considering that the world is still dealing with the uncertainties of COVID variants, economic upheaval, and a host of other issues, this is a ref...

Dayna Johnson, P.E. President She/Her Alexis McKittrick, Ph.D. President-elect She/Her Lisa Rimpf Secretary She/Her Dianne Beever Treasurer She/Her Inaas Darrat Director She/Her Enanga Daisy Fâlé Director She/Her Kerrie Greenfelder, P.E. Director She/Her ...

Flexibility and fluidity were central to my year as SWE president, with some amazing successes across the Society. For the first half of the fiscal year, I was expecting my daughter. By the time WE Local Buffalo took place, she accompanied me there and insisted on joinin...

After earning her professional engineer license, a SWE member began the long journey to identify not only the first women P.E.s, but their personal stories, too. By Marsha Lynn Bragg, SWE ContributorMelinda Luna, P.E., excelled in math and science and through academic ass...

As transportation looks to an electrified future, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and green hydrogen production prepare for their time in the sun. By Seabright McCabe, SWE Contributor In pre-pandemic 2019, the transportation sector poured 8.5 gigatons of carbon dioxide int...

Women engineers have been job sharing, working part time, and negotiating flexible hours for decades, though not necessarily as a matter of course or as a readily available option. Now, COVID has made flexwork cool — and as many cheering employees agree, widely accessible. ...

“Women representing the engineering profession must be of unquestionable professional status,” explained Past President Katharine Stinson in the November 1956 SWE Newsletter. “We are a minority group, and for many years to come, whether we like it or not, we must accept the ...

A return to the traditional classroom raises some fundamental issues as the education community strives to ensure student engagement both in person and virtually. By Rishelle Wimmer, SWE Editorial BoardSeeking a university education is an act of hope. Students invest thei...

Looking back, an engineer clearly sees how the toys and games from childhood led her on a pathway to the profession. By Nicole Woon, SWE Editorial BoardToys and games are fun pastimes, but some went the extra mile and planted the early seeds for my interest in engineering...

The organization has come a long way from homemaking and crafts to encouraging girls in STEM activities and education. By Marcie Mathis, SWE Editorial Board While researching information for this piece, I marveled at how far the Girl Scouts have come since I was a Scou...

For years, I wanted to be involved in SWE’s advocacy but felt intimidated, underprepared, and fearful of making a fool of myself. This year, I finally made the leap and signed up. By Ambika Dubey, SWE Editorial BoardPerhaps one of the least known yet most rewarding ways t...

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