Nga Nguyen and graduate student Abir Muhtadi work on a PCB communication board.
LEADING THE WAY Female faculty members share their research, teaching and mentorship.
By Micaela Myers
Bringing diverse perspectives to the table means new ideas, different approaches, and innovative and inclusive solutions. That’s why there’s a push to encourage more women and other underrepresented groups to pursue careers in STEM—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—fields. The Society of Women Engineers reports that, in 2017, only 9.5 percent of female freshmen intended to major in engineering, math/statistics or computer science. What’s more, more than 32 percent of women switch out of STEM degrees in college. In the workforce, only 13 percent of engineers are women. The University of Wyoming employs female faculty in each of the College of Engineering and Applied Science departments. These hard-working professors not only run productive labs, but they also teach and mentor. Here, we spoke with just a handful of these top faculty members about their work.
