On October 21, 2016 the Women in STEMM Leadership Institute hosted a research symposium highlighting the work being done by women in STEMM across the Dayton area. The institute is geared toward female Wright State students interested in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) and female STEMM professionals. The institute also actively engages female high school students interested in STEMM.
“Our overall goal is to increase the number of women in the STEMM workforce and to enhance the work environment for women,” said Engisch. “As we showcase the outstanding basic and applied research being done by female students and professionals in STEMM, we empower and equip women to envision how they can be a part of the amazing work being done by women and men every day in STEMM disciplines.”
The symposium is a powerful example of how Wright State and colleagues from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) engage students and prominent STEMM leaders from industry and government with career and professional development opportunities.
The institute is a collaborative partnership. What started with the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University grew to include colleagues at the AFRL and AFIT. The institute has received two grants from the Wright Patt Credit Union and the Mentoring Program received seed funding from the Dayton Defense Educational Foundation. We envision future collaborative partnerships that identify shared strategic outcomes benefitting STEMM students, STEMM professionals, and STEMM organizations in the region.
To discuss how you can support the Women In STEMM Leadership Institute respond via this link: wright.edu/women-stemm-contact.
