Celebrating Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month, a time to honor the contributions of women to American history. Today and every day, CU Engineering celebrates the accomplishments of women in STEM who are on the cutting edge of research and innovation and who seek to create an equitable future for all women.

CU Engineering is proud to showcase the accomplishments of our female students, faculty, and staff, who contribute significantly to their fields and foster an inclusive and supportive community.

Trailblazers, such as Shelly Miller, the 121st Distinguished Research Lecturer, Taylor Barton, the recipient of the IEEE Outstanding Young Engineer award, and Robyn Macdonald, a NASA grant awardee for hypersonics modeling, exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership. Staff members like Deb Renshaw and Cherie Summers have earned prestigious accolades for their remarkable contributions to the campus and beyond, underscoring the impact of women in shaping a more equitable and forward-thinking society.

CU Engineering's distinction as a top 5 AAU Public University for the percentage of women in our first-year class and as a Top 50 institution for awarding bachelor’s degrees to women, alongside having the highest percentage of female tenured or tenure-track faculty, underlines our commitment to excellence through diversity. We encourage you to explore the significant impact of the women at CU Engineering, whose excellence defines our institution.

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Meet the panel

Heather Doty

(CivEngr'01; MS'01, MBA'10)
Heather Doty is a Senior Project Engineer at BAE Systems, Inc. supporting enterprise data analytics, customer engagement, and human error management. She has supported a variety of space hardware programs - from the optical system on NASA's Webb Telescope to focal plane arrays for weather and earth-imaging payloads.

Vandana Duff

(ElCompEngr'16)
Vandana Duff is a Business Development Engineer, Quantum Engineering Solutions at Keysight Technologies. She began her career here as a summer internship as an ASIC test engineering intern, before joining the company full-time as an application engineer with a spectrum analysis focus.

Mina McCullom

(MArchEngr'09)
Mina McCullom is the President and CEO of SynEnergy - a Denver based engineering firm that focuses on Mechanical/Electrical Engineering - integrating energy efficiency into high performance buildings. SynEnergy projects include large infrastructure facilities, such as Denver International Airport, Department of Defense, data centers, higher education, and multifamily units nationwide.

Lucy Sanders

(Ѱdz賧’78)
Lucy Sanders is CEO and Co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). Prior to NCWIT, Lucy worked in R&D and in executive (VP) positions at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Bell Labs, and Avaya Labs for over 20 years, where she specialized in systems-level software and solutions (multimedia communication, and customer relationship management).

Upcoming Events


Wednesday, March 20. Noon-2 p.m., virtual

Wednesday, March 20. 3-4 p.m., Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE), Chancellors Hall

Wednesday, March 20. 6-7:30 p.m., Center for Community, N320 (CISC lobby)

VR: Distinguished Research Lecture 121

2023 Distinguished Research Lecturer Professor Shelly L. Miller on Life Lessons on the Path to Improving Urban Air Quality and Public Health