Nerd Girls - breaking the stigmas and stereotypes of women in engineering

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Audience/Grade:	College Freshman - College Senior
Discipline(s):	Design Electrical Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Teamwork
Special Topic(s):	Student Competitions Engineering Photo Competition
Learning Resource Type:	Community - General
Media Type:	WWW
Author(s):	Karen Panetta Organization: Tufts University Department: College of Engineering
Description:	Project at Tufts University with the goal of "showcasing the diverse talents of women in engineering". The current theme is renewable energy. "The engineering team task for the "Nerd Girls" will be to build a solar car. Tufts University has female engineers who have danced in the Nutcracker ballet, sang at the Apollo Theater, are award-winning pianists, and nationally ranked athletes. The mission of this program is to show a wide audience of young women and young men how successful these students are as they work together to design and construct an engineering system. The project will showcase the young women's talents, diverse backgrounds and engineering skills. The team will build an energy efficient automobile and will drive it down the East coast, visiting local communities along the way and sharing their experiences with K-12 educators and students. As well, they will interact with professional women engineers who will consult on the project."
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Has Components	Video Clip of Nerd Girls in Action
Is Component of	Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University


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Related ABET Criteria:	(c) Design a system, component, or process (d) Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams (e) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (g) Communicate effectively (h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context
Use of Resource:	Excellent program with ambitious goals.
Difficulty:	Easy
Interactivity Level:	Low