Saving space for women in engineering
Christy Predaina at the Women in Engineering event on International Women's Day.
More than 80 alumni, students, prospective students, faculty and staff gathered on International Women’s Day in March for the college’s second-annual Women in Engineering event. Panelists for this year’s event included (from left to right) Casey Waggy (²Ñ´¡±ð°ù´Ç·¡²Ô²µ°ù’10), Christy Predaina (°ä´Ç³¾±è³§³¦¾±â€™05), Lale Lovell (PhDChemEng’01) and Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan (PhysEng’16), who spoke about their journeys in engineering, from career successes and challenges to advice for other women in the field.
The panel was moderated by Samiha Singh, president of the CU Boulder chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and a graduating senior in the Environmental Engineering Program. Acting Associate Dean for Research Shideh Dashti served as the emcee for the event.