Representing the Underrepresented
Akay promoting global opportunities
Dr. Metin Akay has always been drawn to biomedical applications of technology, even before the graduate field of biomedical engineering was fully developed. “When I was a little boy, I would go to the dentist or doctor’s office with excitement and be amazed by all of the equipment envisioned, designed, and implemented by engineers,” he recalls. When he thought about a future field of study, engineering was always in his mind because of its ability to have an impact on people, society, and the economy, and the crossroads of engineering, science, and medicine was where he felt most inspired.
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More Than 30 Years of Women in STEM at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville
Its Formation, Development, and Experiences
This article shows the evolution of the Women in STEM (WiSTEM) program at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville (UWP) over the past 30 years. The development of support programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) requires flexibility, persistence, and strategy. When putting together the timeline of events associated with the development of WiSTEM, we noticed that success with these types of programs often does not occur overnight, but rather through years of commitment and effort. Additionally, we learned that there is not really any one particular event or program that has impacted it, but rather the importance of a sustained and consistent focus on developing a community, with attention on creating an inclusive climate for women in STEM. It is the synergy created by the sum of all of the individual parts that makes the program meaningful and successful.
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Tammy Salmon-Stephens and Mehdi Roopaei
The 2022 WIE Committee Chair-Elect
Shahnaz working to expand WIE’s reach
Congratulations and welcome to Celia Shahnaz, the Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee chair-elect for 2022 and incoming chair for 2023–2024. Although a formal “welcome” may not be needed—Shahnaz has been an active volunteer with WIE for 18 years and with IEEE for 21—as the first chair to be elected to the position by the global WIE membership, her promotion to this leadership role marks a new chapter in more ways than one.
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