To celebrate Women’s History Month, Stony Brook University’s Women in Science and Engineering Honors Program (WISE) held the Women in Engineering Day on March 10.

Women in Engineering Day inspired young middle school women from Brentwood Union Free School District and William Floyd School District to pursue STEM disciplines in a day-long event filled with hands-on workshops, innovative education, demonstrations, tours of laboratory facilities, mentoring and panel discussions.

Students were challenged to think like engineers to learn how new technology impacts our changing environment.

A collaboration with the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, iCREATE – Division of Information Technology, Physics and Astronomy, and student organizations Women in Computer Science, Society of Women Engineers and the American Society for Civil Engineers.

“It was our goal to demonstrate that these young women can become our next engineers and innovators,” said Jacquelyn Sheehan, Middle and High School WISE coordinator. “By the end of the event, we all saw the gleaning excitement and eagerness they had to learn more about engineering.”

The Women in Engineering Day was provided with support from the Long Island Community Foundation and Stony Brook University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Read more: http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/oncampus/women-in-engineering-day-inspires-enthusiasm-in-stem/