March 2018 News

Like many career fields, engineering is all about preparation: studying the necessary skills in school, developing hands-on experience in the field as an intern, and entering the profession ready to step up and do the work each day. Read more

She is known to her fans as “Ladyada.” She is the first female engineer to grace the cover of WIRED. She is a not-so-traditional-looking MIT engineer, who grew up in a hacker scene in Boston and founded an open-source electronics company. Read more

Good things happen when smart minds gather, and it’s a party when engineers get together. That’s the spirit of ASME’s E-Fests, which started last year as a forum for budding engineers to share innovative ideas, but is now a mainstay for students to network and talk about engineering trends and career opportunities. Read more

Preach what you teach, and Cal Poly is doing that with its recently established 18.5-acre solar farm. The farm will save the university money, reduce emissions, but most importantly, be a learning ground for students looking to experiment with solar and renewable technology. Read more

Let’s not kid ourselves, Generation Z rules. If you don’t belong to this growing demographic group, however, take heart. Those of us born before the late 1990s have a few things we can point to with pride: We generally call the shots, make the money, and have the life and professional experiences to contextualize things in ways that the younger set cannot. Read more