News Center Features | Georgia Institute of Technology

Step 1: Attract and Recruit the Best and The Brightest

To inspire girls to pursue careers in engineering, Georgia Tech’s Women in Engineering program focuses on girls in grades K-12. Girls participate in hands-on engineering activities. They also meet Georgia Tech female engineering students, faculty, and alumni so that they have role models they can identify with.

“I [organize] trips to local high schools and middle schools. …Many middle and high school female students are unaware of the different engineering disciplines they can enter.”
- Cheyenne Cazaubon, Industrial & Systems Engineering

“I have become more involved with our Society of Women Engineers program. I love getting to work with the younger girls, doing experiments, and introducing them to different types of engineering.”
- Maggie Burcham, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

“Being the daughter of a naval aeronautical engineer, I was exposed at a young age to the field of engineering, and quickly developed an obsession for air and spacecraft.”
- Marie Lei Acuna, Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering K-12 Outreach Programs

Step 2: Teach and Refine Skills

Once enrolled, these engineers-in-training are given the skills and support they need, and are encouraged through hands-on workplace and research experience, leadership roles, and global travel.

“I love being in an atmosphere with other amazing students who are excelling academically and socially. Georgia Tech is a great place that challenges me and nurtures me at the same time. [The college] has really helped me grow, reach heights, and gain opportunities that I would not dream possible.”
- LaDeidra Monet Roberts, Biomedical Engineering

“The professors are top-notch and exceptionally helpful.”
- Jessica Block, Electrical & Computer Engineering

“As one of the top engineering colleges in the nation, I know that I am going to graduate from Tech globally competitive and ready to face the challenges of the rapidly changing world.”
- Marika Manuud, Materials Science & Engineering

Student Organizations & Study Abroad

“Top students who are the top engineers are also some of the top athletes, musicians, and organization leaders.”
- Shinjini Das, Industrial & Systems Engineering

“I studied abroad at GT-Lorraine and had the opportunity to travel around Europe while still completing major-specific classes. I’m also involved with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE).”
- Jessica Block, Electrical & Computer Engineering

“I am Secretary of the Society of Women Engineers. I am also a member of the NASA University Student Launch Initiative, which is a competition team that builds a rocket each year designed to fly a mile high and carry a scientific payload.”
- Katie Squire, Aerospace Engineering

Engineering Organizations for Women

Career Development

“I had the amazing opportunity to work in the Structures Group of the Caribbean Hazards Assessment Mitigation and Preparedness (CHAMP) Project. We are assessing building codes, and trying to work with Caribbean countries to determine what regulatory practices work and what problems need to be addressed.”
- Jamie Clark, Civil & Environmental Engineering

“I took a co-op opportunity with Delta Air Lines the summer after my freshman year. That decision is one of the best ones I've made so far.
- Dimple Bansal, Industrial & Systems Engineering

“This summer, I will be traveling to Boston for an internship with Procter & Gamble as a research & development intern.”
- Marika Manuud, Materials Science & Engineering

“I just finished interning at NASA Dryden in California.”
- Lianne Lewis, Aerospace Engineering

Career Development Resources

Research Opportunities

“There are world-class researchers here that are willing to take time out of their day to give you advice on how to get to where they are now.”
- Allie Del Giorno, Electrical & Computer Engineering

“Research is the aspect of GT that I am most excited about! This semester I am doing undergraduate research in the nanotechnology lab on alternative energy sources.”
- Marika Manuud, Materials Science & Engineering

“I have friends that are working to replicate heart valves, are designing rockets for NASA, and are designing new types of fuel.”
- Maggie Burcham, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

“I am finishing up some work with Dr. Rob Butera on the study of central pattern generating circuits for breathing.”
- Allie Del Giorno, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Engineering Research

Step 3: Release Into the World

Finally, these modern day crusaders are released out into the world to fulfill their lifelong missions at top companies (or perhaps their own) and graduate schools.

“With the end goal of traveling to third-world countries and helping build community housing in a sustainable and efficient manner, I am looking forward to accomplishing this goal through the United Nations, nonprofit work, or private consulting.”
- Jamie Clark, Civil & Environmental Engineering

“My long term plan is to continue my education by pursuing a master’s degree in either chemical engineering or business administration.”
- Victoria Falk, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

“I'm considering a Ph.D. in neuroengineering.”
- Jessica Block, Electrical & Computer Engineering

“This summer, I will be working at the Chevron refinery in Mississippi as a process engineer.”
- Maggie Burcham, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

“My 'dream job' has always been to design roller coasters, because the world could definitely use a little more fun and excitement.”
- Megan Morello, Mechanical Engineering

“I want to be part of a business that makes the world a better place to live in for the bottom billion without endangering the planet.”
- Marika Manuud, Materials Science & Engineering