Finding Growth in Failure
"Sydney Floryanzia Finds Growth in Failure" was written by Alyssa Febres, Business Development Associate for DO Supply, Inc. As an African American woman in chemical engineering, Sydney Floryanzia knows a great deal about struggle. However, whatever challenges her distinction may afford,
Getting Women into STEM Careers
Studies show that Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are industries which are primarily dominated by men. Statistics from 2017 found that only 23 percent of the STEM workforce was female. In 2019, however, some of the biggest names and influential figures
Engineering Graduate Set to Launch Career Supporting NASA
Now that she has earned a master’s degree in systems engineering and management from The University of Texas at Dallas, Elizabeth Labra BS’19, MS’20 is ready to begin her next mission: as a project engineer for a company that supports
STEM Heroines: Ten Women in Science and Engineering You Should Know
Let’s Explore the women, both household names and not, who you should know in the STEM fields. Science is often considered a male-dominated field. In fact, according to United Nations data, less than 30% of scientific researchers worldwide are women. Studies have
What is Your Containment Strategy?
item America Engineering teams are innovating new ways to protect you and your employees from the spread of COVID-19. As the entire world adjusts to the new normal of socially distancing themselves from each other to help prevent the spread of
Making a Difference, One Mask At A Time
The Grassroots effort to 3D print masks to combat coronavirus is starting in a tiny New Jersey shop by an entrepreneurial engineering female. One layer at a time, one mask at a time. Inside a fabricating co-op in Totowa, New Jersey
A History of Women in Engineering Education
On March 2, Iowa State University’s Dr. Amy Bix presented a lecture on “How Coeds Came to Georgia Tech: A History of Women and Engineering Education.” Her lecture discussed the overall history of gender inequality in engineering, as well as the
The Power of STEM Women in Film
Originally written by Katherine DuBois, “The Power of STEM Women in Film” discusses how inspiring young women doesn’t start and end with the word ‘woman.’ When I set out to create Space to Explore, a short documentary profiling aerospace engineer Natalie
Engineering Safety
Explore how you can engineer different safety solutions – line by line. In industrial manufacturing, workplace safety is of the utmost importance. Safety discussions tend to focus on personal protective equipment (PPE) and ergonomic solutions, designed to protect employees from injury;
Exploring Visual Order with 5S and Poka-Yoke
5S and Poka-Yoke are two highly effective methods of visual management. As we’ve already shown in the first part of our series on the item Blog, visual management plays an extremely important role in lean production, with the use of optical