SWE: Society of Women Engineers, NU Student Chapter

SWE was established to have fun and promote women in engineering!


This organization was founded with the following mission and objectives:

Objectives:

  • To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the public in general of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
  • To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
  • To serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
  • To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational and professional achievement.

Mission:

“The Society of Women Engineers stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of diversity.”

Student Organization Advisor


Annalisa Onnis-Hayden
Teaching Professor and Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies,  Civil and Environmental Engineering

Biological treatment processes; ecotoxicology and toxicity assessment; microbial population dynamics and ecology in engineered biological systems


Courtney Pfluger
Courtney Pfluger
Associate Teaching Professor,  Chemical Engineering

Engineering education with a focus on technology enhancing pedagogues; Globalization in the classroom and international educational experiences; Sustainable energy and clean water technologies.

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