Arab American Women in Engineering: Meet Amar Dabaja
Get to know Amar Dabaja, a SWE member who designs automotive crash detection and airbag control modules. Source
Women Engineers in Tunisia: Data and Representation
Prof. Lilia Labidi and engineer Besma Wchir share the state of women engineers in Tunisia, including data, historical context, and women who are making an impact in the government. Source
The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT
Photo of the Day What's happening at the center of our galaxy? It's hard to tell with optical telescopes since visible light is blocked by intervening interstellar dust. In other bands of light, though, such as radio, the galactic center can be imaged and shows itself to be quite an interesting and active place. [...]
An Unusual Hole in Mars
Photo of the Day What created this unusual hole in Mars? Actually, there are numerous holes pictured in this Swiss cheese-like landscape, with all-but-one of them showing a dusty, dark, Martian terrain beneath evaporating, light, carbon dioxide ice. The most unusual hole is on the upper right, spans about 100 meters, and seems to [...]
SWE Executive Director Attends STEM Advocacy Events
Karen Horting shares critical insights on STEM education and workforce needs and the importance of advocating for women and girls in STEM. Source
How Romana Carden Found Her Place in Engineering
Component development engineer Romana Carden proves that passion can pave the way to success in SWE’s new “Her Stories: Adventures in STEM” series. Source
38 Hours with the M81 Group
Photo of the Day From a garden on planet Earth, 38 hours of exposure with a camera and small telescope produced this cosmic photo of the M81 galaxy group. In fact, the group's dominant galaxy M81 is near the center of the frame sporting grand spiral arms and a bright yellow core. Also known [...]
HH 49: Interstellar Jet from Webb
Photo of the Day What's at the tip of this interstellar jet? First let's consider the jet: it is being expelled by a star system just forming and is cataloged as Herbig-Haro 49 (HH 49). The star system expelling this jet is not visible -- it is off to the lower right. The complex [...]
Important Member Notice for Bylaws Amendment: Ensuring Membership Approval of Removal of Standing Committees
In accordance with the Society of Women Engineers Bylaws, Article XIII – AMENDMENT, this proposed bylaws amendment is being presented to the membership. The SWE Board of Directors will vote on these changes following the 45-day notice period. The amendment proposal contains the rationale and pro/con considerations. B2539: Amend SWE Bylaws – Ensuring Membership Approval of... [...]
NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
Photo of the Day How much mass do flocculent spirals hide? The featured image of flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope to help answer this question. Flocculent spirals -- galaxies without well-defined spiral arms -- are a quite common form of galaxy, and NGC 4414 is one of [...]