Women in Engineering Program
About
SDSU’s Women in Engineering Program was created in Fall 2019 to engage and provide support for undergraduates, graduates, and female faculty to create a welcoming community within the College of Engineering. SDSU’s WE provides resources and various opportunities to help them succeed at SDSU in addition to the opportunity to network and be mentored by local SDSU alumnae and industry representatives. SDSU’s WE Program also provides support and STEM outreach to K-12 students through the College of Engineering’s Femineer® Program.
FALL 2020 WE WELCOME MESSAGE
The mission of SDSU’s Women in Engineering Program is to engage and provide support for undergraduates, graduates, and female faculty by cultivating a welcoming environment of knowledge and growth among a safe community within the College of Engineering in order to produce competent and passionate graduates for the engineering workforce. A special component within the WE Program is the College of Engineering Femineer® Program which strengthens the pipeline through engaging in K-12 STEM outreach.
WE Staff
Michelle Bunn, M.A.
Aerospace Engineering Faculty Members
Dr. Margherita Capriotti
SDSU WE Faculty since 2020
Office: TBD
Website: Coming soon
Fun Fact: "Although I am Italian, I am always having an Americano coffee!"
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Faculty Members
Dr. Thais Alves
SDSU WE Faculty since 2009
Office: Education 100E
Fun Fact: “I have never lost my Northeastern Brazilian accent when I speak Portuguese, even after have left my hometown for over 20 years. My Brazilian friends always make fun of me because of that!”
Dr. Christy Dykstra
SDSU WE Faculty since 2018
Office: Engineering 406
Fun Fact: “I enjoy listening to blues music from the early 1900's.”
Dr. Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani
SDSU WE Faculty since 2015
Office: Engineering 403F
Fun Fact: “During my graduate studies at Virginia Tech, I was the Captain of the university's female table tennis team.”
Dr. Alicia Kinoshita
SDSU WE Faculty since 2014
Office: Engineering 421F
Fun Fact: “I drove a hydrogen fuel cell car from the first production by GM.”
Dr. Marta Miletic
SDSU WE Faculty since 2019
Office: Engineering 421C
Website: Coming soon
Fun Fact: “I am born and raised in the country that doesn't exist today. (ex. Yugoslavia).”
Dr. Natalie Mladenov
SDSU WE Faculty since 2014
Office: Engineering 407
Fun Fact: “I have crashed on my mountain bike over 20 times.”
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Members
Dr. Mahasweta Sarkar
SDSU WE Faculty since 2006
Office: Engineering 202C
Fun Fact: “I love to dance!!"
Dr. Junfei Xie
SDSU WE Faculty since 2019
Office: Engineering 403B
Fun Fact: "Whenever I see my cat, she reminds me to publish more papers, as her name is 'paper.'"
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Members
Dr. Zahra Nili Ahmadabadi
SDSU WE Faculty since 2020
Office: TBD
Fun Fact: “In the past few years, I lived in three different states in North America until I found my favorite place, California.
Dr. Karen May-Newman
SDSU WE Faculty since 1998
Office: Engineering 323E
Fun Fact: “I built a 9-hole miniature golf course in my backyard."
Dr. Elisa Torresani
SDSU WE Faculty since 2020
Office: TBD
Website: Coming soon
Fun Fact: “I never learned how to swim."
- WE Chats
- Offered monthly during the semester to provide 50-minutes in-person or virtual chats
with a female engineering role model discussing her academic & career journey, topic
of empowerment for the students, and a brief Q&A session.
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2020
- Offered monthly during the semester to provide 50-minutes in-person or virtual chats
with a female engineering role model discussing her academic & career journey, topic
of empowerment for the students, and a brief Q&A session.
- WE Do Coffee Hour
- Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to come together for coffee (or tea) and catch up with our WE faculty & staff during our monthly coffee hours. Spring & Fall 2020 coffee hours are offered virtually.
- K-12 STEM OUTREACH EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
- Femineer® Friday Activities
- WE Faculty & Staff Coloring Pages
- SDSU WE Networking Opportunities
- Summer STEM Talks with Industry
- Fall STEM Talks with Industry
- WE Research Lab Student Opportunities
- We would love to connect with our SDSU Engineering Alumnae and feature you at our upcoming WE Chats and workshops.
- Whether you’re interested now or later to get involved in our SDSU WE efforts, please fill out this SDSU WE ALUMNAE Questionnaire
- SDSU Women in Engineering Program in the News
- SDSU WE Social Media accounts
- Instagram: SDSU_WE
- Twitter: SDSU_WE
- SDSU Femineer® Program in the News
- SDSU Femineer® Social Media accounts
- Instagram: Femineer_SD
- Twitter: Femineer_SD