Issue 2 • Dec. 2018
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Front Cover
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Table of Contents
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It's Not What You Get, It's What You Give [Letter From the Editor]
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Masthead
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2018 IEEE WIE Committee Members
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Getting Started in Medical Device Engineering: 2017 President's Scholarship Winner Surabhi Mundada Studies Computer Science at Stanford [Women to Watch]
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Fulfilling the Mission of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: Three Remarkable Women with Top-Flight Track Records [Women to Watch]
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Down the Rabbit Hole: High School Student Jocelyn Murray Dives into Cybersecurity [Women to Watch]
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Stories of Jane Goodall and the African Wilderness: Taking Yet Another Look at a Remarkable Pioneer
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):18 - 21After one book coauthored with Dr. Jane Goodall and four books about her-including a biography that is more than 750 pages-it may seem as if author Dale Peterson has covered all there is to know about the world of Goodall. However, his latest book, The Ghosts of Gombe: A True Story of Love and Death in an African Wilderness, returns to one of his favorite subjects in a more roundabout way. "This b... View full abstract»
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A Sanctuary in the Wild: Using Chimp Research to Aid Education
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):22 - 25Before she reached the age of six, Dr. Zarin Machanda had already figured out her perfect future career: astronaut veterinarian. Inspiration struck when she saw a documentary about chimpanzees in space that featured Jane Goodall, who was labeled a primatologist, as well as astronauts. "I didn't know what those things were, so I looked them up. Primatology sounded cool because you could live in the... View full abstract»
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Develop[Her]: One Woman at a Time: Teaching Tech Women How to Get Paid What They're Worth
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):26 - 29Lauren Hasson discovered computer science in high school, but it took patience, insight, and a flexible attitude to find the fulfilling career she deserved. When she landed the perfect position for her skills and interests, she flourished, compiling an impressive list of accolades. View full abstract»
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AI for All: Drawing Women into the Artificial Intelligence Field
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):30 - 32Beena Ammanath has a Google alert set for "diversity in AI" (artificial intelligence) and "AI for all"-and after three years of wondering when an organization would make these ideas mainstream, she decided to do it herself. "It seemed so obvious to me," says Ammanath, who founded the group Humans for AI last year. View full abstract»
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Bloom Where You're Planted: Exploring the Psychology of Human-Computer Relations
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):33 - 35When Judy Olson received the news that she was being inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), her husband Gary chuckled. He thought he had married a psychologist, not an engineer. View full abstract»
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Running Toward the Hardest Problems: A Self-Driven CEO in the World of Silicon Chips
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):36 - 38In 1986, Lisa Su, then a freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), took her first research position. Research opportunities for undergraduates are hard to come by, but Su, an electrical engineering major, found a paying position in a semiconductor lab. There, the team was experimenting on advanced techniques for Xray lithography, a process that uses X-rays to transfer patterns f... View full abstract»
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Amplifying Opportunities: Systems Engineering as a Lens to See the Big Picture [Career Advisor]
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):39 - 41Two decades in the transportation industry gave Anne O'Neil exposure to many methods of travel. She worked on projects spanning tunnels, airports, highways, and railways-including over a decade with Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit (MTA NYCT)-and her career was propelled forward as a result. View full abstract»
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The Future of Women in Engineering: Why Businesses Need to Invest in Education Female Engineers [Career Advisor]
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):42 - C3According to the Women's Engineering Society, 64% of engineering employers claim that a shortage of engineers in the United Kingdom is a threat to their businesses. The same organization points out that only 9% of the U.K. engineering workforce is female. As we approach International Women in Engineering Day, which takes place every 23 June, it's important to explore how businesses can help turn a... View full abstract»
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Engaging High School Students with Forensic Science: Bringing CSI into the Classroom to Teach Multiple Disciplines [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):43 - 45Patricia Bertino places a raw, grocerystore roasting chicken in a shady area of the woods, slices into its side with scissors, and then covers it with a grated fire pit so the larger scavengers won't drag it away. After a few minutes, attracted by the scent of mortality, female blowflies start landing and laying their eggs. Then, there is a flurry of insect succession and activity, as carrion and ... View full abstract»
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Transforming How Children Perceive STEM Careers: Engineer-Author Promotes Her Profession Through Butterfly Books [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):45 - 46Engineer Kerrine Bryan didn't know what an engineer was until she was 17. At the time, all she knew was that she enjoyed math and science and she'd likely follow her mother into the accounting field. Then a math teacher suggested she try an "engineering taster course" at the University of Glamorgan. She went on to major in electronic and electrical engineering at the University of Birmingham in th... View full abstract»
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Engineering a Woman: Marketing Opportunities and Challenges [Amperes: Current Affairs from Around the World]
Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):47 - C3There are severe constraints on women's entry into higher levels of education and their work in senior professional and managerial jobs [1]. For women in engineering education, support is crucial from the precollege level onward. In particular, female engineers? parents tend to raise their daughters with fewer gender stereotypes and place greater weight on education and learning [2]. View full abstract»
Aims & Scope
IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine is the first magazine to focus on issues facing women who study or work in IEEE’s fields of interest.
Meet Our Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Karen Panetta
Tufts University