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    ASME iWME: Increasing Women In Mechanical Engineering Conference

    January 13th - 14th, 2021
    Contributing to increasing diversity and competitiveness of the engineering workforce.

    Thank you for joining us! We hope you enjoyed the first Increasing Women in Mechanical Engineering Conference! Videos of each session and all the resources shared by speakers and participants will be available on our website next week. In the meantime visit the Resources tab to view the KnowledgeSpace Miro board. You'll receive an email once all other resources are available. Thanks again for joining us!

    How has engineering changed for women? What will diversity in engineering look like in the next decade? How can we significantly increase diversity and competitiveness in the engineering workforce? ASME's Increasing Women in Mechanical Engineering Conference (iWME), will explore these topics.

    The first of its kind, this convening will aim to examine, challenge, and discuss engineering education practices and culture as key elements in increasing the number of women in mechanical engineering. Through this platform, we will examine demonstrated approaches, activities, and implementation strategies to increase the number of women and working in the mechanical engineering field.


    Join ASME and the NSF INCLUDES National Network as we engage leaders working on broadening participation in engineering, academic, industry, and nonprofit community.


    Opening Keynote: State of the Union of Women in Mechanical Engineering






    Join Dr. Aprille Ericsson, Aerospace Engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Center, to address the challenges associated with being a woman in ME as well as the current state of emergency around needing more women ME for the future.



    The ability of this nation to provide a growing economy, strong health and human services, and a secure and safe nation depend upon a vibrant, creative, and diverse engineering and science workforce – one that better reflects the collective experience of the country itself.

    Dr. Ashley Huderson, Director of Engineering Education and Outreach at ASME, examines and highlights data around the number of women within the ME and MET profession from post-secondary degree programs to the current workforce. In this white paper, she also highlights known barriers, challenges, and best practices to recruit and retain women in ME and MET degree programs and the workforce. This work supports ASME initiatives to increase the number of women in ME and MET programs.

    Planning Leadership Committee

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    Lida Beninson
    Senior Program Officer
    National Academies of Sciences
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    Lisa Black
    Director, Cultural Belonging & Social Ethos
    American Society of Civil Engineers
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    PB
    Patsy Brackin
    Director, Engineering Design
    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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    Steven A. Chisholm
    VP Senior Chief Engineer
    Boeing
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    Jodi Engelberg
    Collaboration Designer/Facilitator
    The Value Web
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    Ashley Huderson
    Director, Engineering Education and Outreach
    ASME
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    AL
    Aisha Lawrey
    Senior Director, Programs and Scholarships
    NACME, Inc.
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    GL
    Gretal Leibnitz, Ph.D.
    Principal Investigator
    Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+)
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    Liz Litzler
    Director
    Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity, University of Washington
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    Nita Patel
    Director
    IEEE Foundation
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    Karl Reid, Ed.D.
    Executive Director
    National Society of Black Engineers

    iWME is made possible by The NSF INCLUDES National Network

    NSF INCLUDES is one of the NSF 10 Big Ideas. The Big Ideas represent unique opportunities to position the United States at the cutting edge of global science and engineering leadership through pioneering research and enabling activities. 

    The NSF INCLUDES National Network brings together the power of many to strengthen STEM equity.