Engineer Your World
When I was growing up and even up until I went on college visits with my nephew Wil, I had no idea how much engineering is a part of all aspects of life–travel, energy, safe water, medicine, almost everything. Wil is a junior now at ISU‘s College of Engineering. He’s having a great time (maybe a greater time than his parents would like him to have) and some interesting learning experiences. He will be going to California to talk about a project he’s been working on for Pella Windows as part of Team Tech through the Society of Women in Engineering (SWE).
Unfortunately, the number of women in engineering is still much lower than the number of men. Engineer Girl is trying to change that with this Web site where girls can explore careers in engineering on-line. The site is sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering and has places to explore engineering work–
You can ask real questions of real women at Ask an Engineer, and Engineer Your Life has video profiles of female engineers. The Web site is easy to navigate and has a lot of information–
- Especially for middle school girls
- How to become an engineer–
- Resources for counselors and parents
Wil Tushaus October 7th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
This is WIl, the aforementioned nephew. Our project was to create a window with an R-10 efficiency rating. To do this we used new materials for the frame and insulation as well as designing blinds that open and close to maximize energy efficiency. We got to work closely with Pella and received a great deal of hands on design experience.