S for STEM not Stereotypes – encouraging diversity in engineering
“I want to break down stereotypes for boys and girls about what an engineer looks like and what they do,” explains Jenny Mackay, a chemical engineer at Origin Energy who takes time to volunteer with the EWB School Outreach program. The EWB School Outreach...
Inspiring change in the classroom
“School outreach makes a difference because it can inspire change at classroom level, and that is where the greatest impression can be made.” When Erhart was a young student making subject choices that would shape his future career, he found the whole process...
The guide to Non-gineering for Not-Engineers everywhere
“Before I started volunteering at Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Australia, I could barely explain what my sister a Sustainable Systems Engineering student did. Although we are identical twins (with supposedly identical genetics) I chose the words rather than...