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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.

IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine strives to recognize women’s outstanding achievements in electrical and electronics engineering as well as enhance networking and to promote membership in IEEE Women in Engineering.

The publication also advocates for women in leadership roles and career advancement for women in STEM professions, and it facilitates the development of programs and activities that promote the entry into and retention of women in engineering programs.

Ramya Thiagarajan: Helping Public Health Officials Track Mosquitoes

When the Zika virus reached Florida in 2015, public health teams faced a big challenge: more than fifty species of mosquitoes live in the state, but only a few, especially Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, spread Zika. Public health officials employed the traditional monitoring methods: placing traps at select locations overnight and catching hundreds of mosquitoes. The next day, teams picked up the traps and identified a small sample under a microscope, searching for the subtle and unique morphological markers that distinguished dangerous species.

June 2026, Volume 20, Number 1

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Dr. Kendra Siler: Bringing Together Technology, Processes, and People [Women to Watch]

Suja Ramnath: Innovating With Purpose

Aparna Mohan’s Journey: Precision, Purpose, and Possibility

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Co-Opetition: Driving excellence, sharpening strategy, and fueling innovation [Letter From the Editor]

High-Performers Get Stuck Too: Your values are the way out [Career Advisor]

Community’s Impact on Self-Worth: Building Resilience as Women in Engineering [Career Advisor]

Beyond the Job Description: How women quietly carry the culture in tech [Career Advisor]

From Flight Safety to Digital Safety: A cross-industry engineering journey [Career Advisor]

My 5F Leadership Formula: A Way of Growing Without Losing Yourself in STEM [Career Advisor]

Redesigning the Engineer: When the “fix” isn’t enough [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]

Reconstructing the Ashes: The power of reverse engineering in fire claims [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]

“Sniff and Secure: Wireshark in Practice”: The culmination of WIE Day [WIE From Around the World]

WIE IndustrIEEE Project: Breaking boundaries in universities and schools [WIE From Around the World]

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June 2026, Volume 20, Number 1

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