UK National Women Engineering Day

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Today in the UK, the country celebrates National Women Engineering Day.  With a 94 year history, the Women in Engineering Society has been celebrating the accomplishments of women in design and engineering.  This year there is a strong focus on encouraging girls to select Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) fields.

To support Women Engineering Day, our UK SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller, NT CADCAM features stories of women in engineering all week.   Bridget Mason, Marketing Director for NT CADCAM interviewed Ana Fernandez, engineer for Timberwolf, Europe’s biggest wood chipping and shredding companies and created today’s blog post.   Ana learned about SOLIDWORKS in school, first in Industrial Design and Product Development at the Universidad de Extremadura, Spain and then Mechanical Engineering at the Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland.

NT CADCAM will also feature the test driver, Amy Livingston, engineering student from the Cambridge University Eco Car ( CUER) UK team and other amazing stories this week.

Since SOLIDWORKS WORLD, we continue to promote women in engineering and technology through our Women in Engineering Program.  You can nominate a woman that has contributed to the engineering field and her community through the application process.  With more women learning SOLIDWORKS at school, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation is working hard to encourage young women in technology fields.  This month’s story features Kristen Railey from MIT Lincoln Labs and founder of Girls Who Build Wearable Workshop, inspiring high school girls through design, engineering and manufacturing,  We continue to sponsor STEM organizations such as FIRST Robotics that encourage girls to learn more about STEM fields.

Dassault Systemes is also part of the PAX Ellevate Global Index,  the first broadly diversified mutual fund that invests in the highest-rated global companies in advancing women’s leadership.  Finance, Legal, Human Resources, and Marketing departments have had a long history of employing women and women managers at DS.  In the past, engineers have been a bit more challenging because so few women choose engineering as a profession.  But this summer, there is a noticeable difference in the SOLIDWORKS intern area at our DS North America headquarters.  There are both talented women and men supporting our SOLIDWORKS customers and internal departments.  Here are just a few interns that were in at 7:30 this morning so I could take their photo!

Amy Ishiguro MIT SolidWorks Intern
Amy Ishiguro MIT SolidWorks Intern
Anna Geary Meyer BU SolidWorks Intern
Anna Geary Meyer BU SolidWorks Intern
Ashley Burdett Alfred Univ SolidWorks Intern
Ashley Burdett Alfred University SolidWorks Intern
Jaime Espinola SolidWorks Intern
Jaime Espinola WPI SolidWorks Intern
Jane Coffrin MIT SolidWorks Intern
Jane Coffrin MIT SolidWorks Intern
Khelsey Silberhorn UMASS SolidWorks Intern
Khelsey Silberhorn UMASS SolidWorks Intern
Natalie Diltz WPI SolidWorks Intern
Natalie Diltz WPI SolidWorks Intern

I have to call special attention to my intern, Ruxandra Duca, WPI, majoring in Aerospace Engineering, returning this summer.  Last year, Ruxi created FIRST Robotics videos to help out students design competitive robots.  This year, Ruxi is developing new models and videos to help students in mechanical, electrical, automotive and aerospace engineering with SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Simulation.

Ruxandra Duca WPI SolidWorks Intern

 

Thank you SOLIDWORKS interns, we know you will do great things for the SOLIDWORKS community and beyond.  Marie

Marie Planchard

Marie Planchard

Senior Director, Early Engagement, 3DEXPERIENCE Works at Dassault Systemes
Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. As Senior Director of Education & Early Engagement, SOLIDWORKS, she is responsible for global development of content and social outreach for the 3DEXPERIENCE Works products across all levels of learning including educational institutions, Fab Labs, and entrepreneurship.
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