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Bringing national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls & women. A program of the National Academy of Engineering.
Show how engineering creates a better world!
EngineerGirl Writing Contest is back: use the engineering design process to create a 2D masterpiece. Winners could see their art featured on our website background!
Enter now: engineerteen.org/10431%F0%9F%... #EngineerGirl #STEM #ArtInEngineering
EngineerGirl Writing Contest is back: use the engineering design process to create a 2D masterpiece. Winners could see their art featured on our website background!
Enter now: engineerteen.org/10431%F0%9F%... #EngineerGirl #STEM #ArtInEngineering
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December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Show how engineering creates a better world!
EngineerGirl Writing Contest is back: use the engineering design process to create a 2D masterpiece. Winners could see their art featured on our website background!
Enter now: engineerteen.org/10431%F0%9F%... #EngineerGirl #STEM #ArtInEngineering
EngineerGirl Writing Contest is back: use the engineering design process to create a 2D masterpiece. Winners could see their art featured on our website background!
Enter now: engineerteen.org/10431%F0%9F%... #EngineerGirl #STEM #ArtInEngineering
Designing a better future, one holiday wish at a time. Happy Holidays from EngineerGirl!
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Designing a better future, one holiday wish at a time. Happy Holidays from EngineerGirl!
Engineering is just math in action! 📐💻 From calculating rocket trajectories to coding AI, math is the code engineers use to build the world.
Today on #NationalMathDay, remember: every piece of tech you love started as an equation. ⚛️🚀
#STEM #Engineering #NationalMathDay
Today on #NationalMathDay, remember: every piece of tech you love started as an equation. ⚛️🚀
#STEM #Engineering #NationalMathDay
December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Engineering is just math in action! 📐💻 From calculating rocket trajectories to coding AI, math is the code engineers use to build the world.
Today on #NationalMathDay, remember: every piece of tech you love started as an equation. ⚛️🚀
#STEM #Engineering #NationalMathDay
Today on #NationalMathDay, remember: every piece of tech you love started as an equation. ⚛️🚀
#STEM #Engineering #NationalMathDay
Congrats to Silvia Gioja, named Technology Woman of the Year by ELLE! 🏆 Her work in sustainable urban design shows how women in engineering are building a greener future. 🌍
Read more: dredgewire.com/silvia-gioja...
#WomenInEngineering #STEMLeaders
Read more: dredgewire.com/silvia-gioja...
#WomenInEngineering #STEMLeaders
Silvia Gioja Awarded ‘Technology Woman of the Year 2025’ by ELLE Belgium - DredgeWire
Brussels – Silvia Gioja, BIM Lead at design and engineering firm Arcadis, was named Woman of the Year 2025 in the ‘Technology’ category by ELLE Magazine on December 11. She received this title for her...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congrats to Silvia Gioja, named Technology Woman of the Year by ELLE! 🏆 Her work in sustainable urban design shows how women in engineering are building a greener future. 🌍
Read more: dredgewire.com/silvia-gioja...
#WomenInEngineering #STEMLeaders
Read more: dredgewire.com/silvia-gioja...
#WomenInEngineering #STEMLeaders
Engineering projects in high school are crucial. They foster hands-on application of STEM, build problem-solving & teamwork skills, and spark interest in technical careers.
Learn more here: engineerteen.org/4/How-to-Get... #nae#engineerteens#engineerprojects#STEM
Learn more here: engineerteen.org/4/How-to-Get... #nae#engineerteens#engineerprojects#STEM
December 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Engineering projects in high school are crucial. They foster hands-on application of STEM, build problem-solving & teamwork skills, and spark interest in technical careers.
Learn more here: engineerteen.org/4/How-to-Get... #nae#engineerteens#engineerprojects#STEM
Learn more here: engineerteen.org/4/How-to-Get... #nae#engineerteens#engineerprojects#STEM
Happy #NobelPrize Day! Did you know the 2018 Chemistry winner is an Engineer? Meet Dr. Frances Arnold, pioneer of Directed Evolution—engineering molecules for greener fuels & medicines. She's also in the National Academy of Engineering!
#EngineerGirl #WomenInSTEM#NAE
#EngineerGirl #WomenInSTEM#NAE
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 was divided, one half awarded to Frances H. Arnold "for the directed evolution of enzymes", the other half jointly to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter "for t...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy #NobelPrize Day! Did you know the 2018 Chemistry winner is an Engineer? Meet Dr. Frances Arnold, pioneer of Directed Evolution—engineering molecules for greener fuels & medicines. She's also in the National Academy of Engineering!
#EngineerGirl #WomenInSTEM#NAE
#EngineerGirl #WomenInSTEM#NAE
Curious about Engineering? Get answers! Connect with our staff and professional engineers. Read profiles, ask a pro directly, or submit a question here: www.engineergirl.org/366/Answers #engineeringstudent #STEMCommunity #EngineerGirl #womeninstem #EngineeringDesign
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Read questions from EngineerGirl visitors and the answers posted by actual engineers.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Curious about Engineering? Get answers! Connect with our staff and professional engineers. Read profiles, ask a pro directly, or submit a question here: www.engineergirl.org/366/Answers #engineeringstudent #STEMCommunity #EngineerGirl #womeninstem #EngineeringDesign
On this day in 1964, the NAE was established to champion engineering excellence and innovation. For more than 60 years, we’ve brought together the nation’s leading minds to drive progress and solve society’s toughest challenges.
Photo: Formation of the NAE press conference (1964)
#NAE#Engineering
Photo: Formation of the NAE press conference (1964)
#NAE#Engineering
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On this day in 1964, the NAE was established to champion engineering excellence and innovation. For more than 60 years, we’ve brought together the nation’s leading minds to drive progress and solve society’s toughest challenges.
Photo: Formation of the NAE press conference (1964)
#NAE#Engineering
Photo: Formation of the NAE press conference (1964)
#NAE#Engineering
Meet Lillian Moller Gilbreth, a pioneering Industrial Engineer! Every time you step on a foot-pedal trash can during holiday cleanup, you are benefitting from her engineering innovation! Learn more: www.nae.edu/30684/Dr-Lil...
#EngineerGirl #womeninstem #CreativeEngineering #EngineeringDesign
#EngineerGirl #womeninstem #CreativeEngineering #EngineeringDesign
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Meet Lillian Moller Gilbreth, a pioneering Industrial Engineer! Every time you step on a foot-pedal trash can during holiday cleanup, you are benefitting from her engineering innovation! Learn more: www.nae.edu/30684/Dr-Lil...
#EngineerGirl #womeninstem #CreativeEngineering #EngineeringDesign
#EngineerGirl #womeninstem #CreativeEngineering #EngineeringDesign
Meet Stefani Martinez, a future Civil/Environmental Engineer in Alaska! She's analyzing ecosystems for the Alaska Salmon Program. Her motivation: "My people have fought unforgiving conditions.."
Learn more at: woc.aises.org/content/stef...
#STEM#engineeringstudent#indigenousstorytelling
Learn more at: woc.aises.org/content/stef...
#STEM#engineeringstudent#indigenousstorytelling
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Meet Stefani Martinez, a future Civil/Environmental Engineer in Alaska! She's analyzing ecosystems for the Alaska Salmon Program. Her motivation: "My people have fought unforgiving conditions.."
Learn more at: woc.aises.org/content/stef...
#STEM#engineeringstudent#indigenousstorytelling
Learn more at: woc.aises.org/content/stef...
#STEM#engineeringstudent#indigenousstorytelling
Your Engineering Challenge is Here! You may know the engineering design process, but have you ever used it to create ART?
We challenge you to create a visual masterpiece that demonstrates how engineers create a better world.
Learn more at: engineerteen.org/4586/contest
#STEAM#STEAMcontests#NAE
We challenge you to create a visual masterpiece that demonstrates how engineers create a better world.
Learn more at: engineerteen.org/4586/contest
#STEAM#STEAMcontests#NAE
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Your Engineering Challenge is Here! You may know the engineering design process, but have you ever used it to create ART?
We challenge you to create a visual masterpiece that demonstrates how engineers create a better world.
Learn more at: engineerteen.org/4586/contest
#STEAM#STEAMcontests#NAE
We challenge you to create a visual masterpiece that demonstrates how engineers create a better world.
Learn more at: engineerteen.org/4586/contest
#STEAM#STEAMcontests#NAE
While yesterday was Veteran's Day, we salute all who served!
We honor trailblazers like Army Spc. Arshia Gill, one of the female soldiers stepping into combat roles previously closed to women. Thank you for your service!
Learn more: www.war.gov/News/News-St...
#VeteransDay#MilitaryEngineers
We honor trailblazers like Army Spc. Arshia Gill, one of the female soldiers stepping into combat roles previously closed to women. Thank you for your service!
Learn more: www.war.gov/News/News-St...
#VeteransDay#MilitaryEngineers
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
While yesterday was Veteran's Day, we salute all who served!
We honor trailblazers like Army Spc. Arshia Gill, one of the female soldiers stepping into combat roles previously closed to women. Thank you for your service!
Learn more: www.war.gov/News/News-St...
#VeteransDay#MilitaryEngineers
We honor trailblazers like Army Spc. Arshia Gill, one of the female soldiers stepping into combat roles previously closed to women. Thank you for your service!
Learn more: www.war.gov/News/News-St...
#VeteransDay#MilitaryEngineers
Great work by Danielle Boyer, the Ojibwe inventor behind The STEAM Connection that works to distribute accessible high-quality and unique learning experiences to Indigenous youth.
Learn more at: www.steamconnection.org
#STEM#thesteamconnection#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth#WomenInEngineering
Learn more at: www.steamconnection.org
#STEM#thesteamconnection#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth#WomenInEngineering
The STEAM Connection
The STEAM Connection is a youth and minority led charity on a mission to make technical education accessible for youth through the power of robotics.
www.steamconnection.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Great work by Danielle Boyer, the Ojibwe inventor behind The STEAM Connection that works to distribute accessible high-quality and unique learning experiences to Indigenous youth.
Learn more at: www.steamconnection.org
#STEM#thesteamconnection#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth#WomenInEngineering
Learn more at: www.steamconnection.org
#STEM#thesteamconnection#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth#WomenInEngineering
Beware of the things that glow in the dark! Tonight we can honor Marie Curie, the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences. Learn more: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi... . #Happyhalloween#Mariecurie#sciencehero#WomenInSTEM#Trailblazer
Nobel Prize in Physics 1903
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity", t...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Beware of the things that glow in the dark! Tonight we can honor Marie Curie, the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences. Learn more: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi... . #Happyhalloween#Mariecurie#sciencehero#WomenInSTEM#Trailblazer
Happy Birthday, Helen Augusta Blanchard! Born October 25, 1840, Blanchard was one of the great inventors of the early industrial era and held 28 patents. Learn more: engineergirl.org/125209/Helen...
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Happy Birthday, Helen Augusta Blanchard! Born October 25, 1840, Blanchard was one of the great inventors of the early industrial era and held 28 patents. Learn more: engineergirl.org/125209/Helen...
"Do the young people in your afterschool program care about the environment? STEM Next’s Community in Nature prize challenge gives them the chance to design a project that makes a real difference in their community and compete for prize funding to support your program." stemnext.org/community-in...
Community in Nature Prize Challenge for Afterschool Programs
STEM Next’s Community in Nature prize challenge gives youth the chance to design a project that makes a real difference in their community.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Do the young people in your afterschool program care about the environment? STEM Next’s Community in Nature prize challenge gives them the chance to design a project that makes a real difference in their community and compete for prize funding to support your program." stemnext.org/community-in...
"The payoff is clear: Millions of students with disabilities gain access to tools that unlock their learning potential, while the nation builds a stronger pipeline of STEM talent critical to economic growth and competitiveness." www.the74million.org/article/ed-t...
Ed Tech Can Unlock STEM Potential of Students With Disabilities — If It’s Funded
Schneider & Kishore: Without federal, private & philanthropic capital, promising tools stall in development & never reach the kids who need them most.
www.the74million.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"The payoff is clear: Millions of students with disabilities gain access to tools that unlock their learning potential, while the nation builds a stronger pipeline of STEM talent critical to economic growth and competitiveness." www.the74million.org/article/ed-t...
"From science fairs to quality assurance, Kathryn Kauffman built a STEM career by following her curiosity and leaning into her strengths." alltogether.swe.org/2025/10/kath...
How Kathryn Kauffman Found Her Fit in Manufacturing Engineering – All Together
From science fairs to quality assurance, Kathryn Kauffman built a STEM career by following her curiosity and leaning into her strengths.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"From science fairs to quality assurance, Kathryn Kauffman built a STEM career by following her curiosity and leaning into her strengths." alltogether.swe.org/2025/10/kath...
"Ada Lovelace saw a potential in technology that no one else imagined. ...Lovelace’s legacy is a reminder that the next wave of breakthroughs will rely on those brave enough to reimagine possibility, and the leaders willing to make space for them." www.techerati.com/features-hub...
Lovelace’s Legacy: Building a Future Where Women Lead in Tech
Ada Lovelace Day celebrates women in technology. Leaders share how gender diversity, mentorship, and opportunity can reshape tech's future.
www.techerati.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Ada Lovelace saw a potential in technology that no one else imagined. ...Lovelace’s legacy is a reminder that the next wave of breakthroughs will rely on those brave enough to reimagine possibility, and the leaders willing to make space for them." www.techerati.com/features-hub...
"...three space professionals joined Charlee to prove that space is not one-size-fits-all. Their message was clear: there’s room for everyone in the space industry, and the paths that lead there are as diverse as the universe itself." stemnext.org/beyond-astro...
Inside Our Space Careers Chat with NASA, Lockheed Martin, and GM: Why There’s Room for Everyone in Space
Beyond Astronauts: A STEM Next Guide to Space Careers was a career chat presented in partnership with NASA, Lockheed Martin & General Motors.
stemnext.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"...three space professionals joined Charlee to prove that space is not one-size-fits-all. Their message was clear: there’s room for everyone in the space industry, and the paths that lead there are as diverse as the universe itself." stemnext.org/beyond-astro...
"afterschool programs play a critical role in expanding young people’s access to hands-on STEM learning. ...With the right incentives, policies, and professional supports, we can ensure that all youth have access to high-quality, engaging STEM opportunities." stemnext.org/stem-educato...
Exploring the Afterschool STEM Educator Landscape: New Report from the Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool STEM Hub released a new report on the challenges, needs, and opportunities for afterschool STEM educators.
stemnext.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"afterschool programs play a critical role in expanding young people’s access to hands-on STEM learning. ...With the right incentives, policies, and professional supports, we can ensure that all youth have access to high-quality, engaging STEM opportunities." stemnext.org/stem-educato...
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In the Clean an Oil Spill activity on EngineerTeen, you'll use household objects to design and construct a floating boom that will prevent an oil spill from reaching the beach and absorb as much oil as possible from a spill. Try it out then let us know how it worked! engineerteen.org/5140/Try-Thi...
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In the Clean an Oil Spill activity on EngineerTeen, you'll use household objects to design and construct a floating boom that will prevent an oil spill from reaching the beach and absorb as much oil as possible from a spill. Try it out then let us know how it worked! engineerteen.org/5140/Try-Thi...
"STEM education at the precollege level today...is an innovative, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to learning about the world. Its purpose is not better test scores, but better thinking — analytical, creative, and problem-solving." swe.org/magazine/ste...
STEM Education for the Next Generation - Society of Women Engineers
Over the past decade, precollege education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, has expanded and developed dramatically. Instruction
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October 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"STEM education at the precollege level today...is an innovative, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to learning about the world. Its purpose is not better test scores, but better thinking — analytical, creative, and problem-solving." swe.org/magazine/ste...
"I’ve always been passionate about technology and health...Biomedical engineering is giving me a way to combine these two worlds and work on solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives." spectrum.ieee.org/student-engi...
Engineering Student Aims to Transform Health Care in Mexico
Can AI and neuroengineering change how we prevent diseases? Meet the student aiming to transform health care in Mexico.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"I’ve always been passionate about technology and health...Biomedical engineering is giving me a way to combine these two worlds and work on solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives." spectrum.ieee.org/student-engi...
"Their findings show that mentoring goes far beyond simple career advice. For many, it was a lifeline and an essential tool for empowerment and professional growth. Understanding those differences is key to building STEM support strategies that actually work." alltogether.swe.org/2025/10/ment...
Mentoring Women in STEM: Why One-Size-Fits-All Doesn’t Work – All Together
New research reveals that the mentoring process functions more than a support strategy — it’s a gateway to visibility, belonging, and advancement spanning every
alltogether.swe.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"Their findings show that mentoring goes far beyond simple career advice. For many, it was a lifeline and an essential tool for empowerment and professional growth. Understanding those differences is key to building STEM support strategies that actually work." alltogether.swe.org/2025/10/ment...