This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM features Courtney Seto, an Industrial Engineer in Portland who works with local governments to become more efficient in our neighborhoods and cities. Read on to learn how Courtney was first introduced to engineering in high school by her physics teacher and why she wants Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM series features Khushi Dagli, an undergraduate student studying to be a Physicians Assistant majoring in Health Sciences. Read on to learn how Khushi was first inspired in STEM by a TV show and why finding balance between tough classes and other interests is so Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM series features Emily Torrealba. Read on to see how Emily uses her degree in engineering to help modernize public housing in NYC. She also shares how she competed in pageants during college, combining her love of STEM and her femininity. When did you first Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Sahas Sok, a student from Cambodia studying civil engineering at the University of Portland through a SHE-CAN scholarship. When did you first become interested in STEM? STEM has been unequally mentioned across Cambodia. I have never heard of the word “STEM” until Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM series features Megha Pandey, a computer science enthusiast who loves the challenge of coding, even when it doesn’t go as planned. When did you first become interested in STEM? When I completed my 10 grade I was very happy to get involved in STEM. I Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Woman in STEM shows us that STEM is not just for adults! Haley Baasansukh is a high school student who shares how she does STEM for her robotics team and helps support younger students in STEM activities. When did you first become interested in STEM? I became Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Woman in STEM features Annie Lau-Kilby. Read on to learn about how her own mentor in grad school and fellow women in her lab encouraged her during her studies. She now serves as a mentor to other kids, including her own two! How did you first become Read more…
Many people think you are either born being good in math and science or you aren’t but this week’s Wednesday’s Woman in STEM shares how these topics didn’t come naturally for her. Angela Jacan talks about her struggles and insecurities and how she worked hard to succeed in her classes, Read more…
Meet Rachelle Cheung, a Program Manager at Microsoft. She shares how even grown ups struggle with “imposter syndrome” and not feeling good enough. When did you first become interested in STEM? I’ve been interested in STEM since I was a young girl. Growing up, I wanted to be a marine Read more…
Meet Christine Were, an inventor and student in Kenya, who is studying Biomedical Engineering while working on developing low cost ventilators to help treat COVID-19 patients. When did you first become interested in STEM? I have always been passionate about science, especially the health sciences, from a tender age. Sciences Read more…