“This job is a great scientific adventure. But it’s also a great human adventure. Mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.”
Fabiola Gianotti, Director-General of the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERN, Geneva
Supporting women in academic roles.
The Women in Academia (WIA) committee represents women engineers who have selected an academic career path.
The committee advises the Board of Directors on academic matters, provides professional development programming via webinars and SWE conference sessions, coordinates mentoring and collaboration opportunities within academia, and advocates for the success of women in the academic pipeline through
award nominations and letters of support.
FY’25 WIA Committee
Gisella Lamas Samanamud
FY’25 Women in Academia Committee Chair
Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh
FY’26 Women in Academia Committee Chair
Work Group Leaders
Communications
Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh
Connections
Ayomide (Zul) Kazeem
ABET
Janet Brelin-Fornari
Webinars and Symposium
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Nominations
Diane Peters
Education Series
Jennifer Copic
Committee Members
- Abiela Meek
- Abigail Fennel
- Alexis Alburo
- Amy Zheng
- Ananya Heechanur Ramesh
- Anne Lucietto
- Ayomide Zul Kazeem
- Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh
- Diane Peters
- Evangeline Bulla
- Gisella Lamas
- Gretchen Hein
- Jacquelyn Nagel
- Janet Brelin-Fornari
- Jennifer Winikus
- Jennifer Copic
- Jessica Kaufman
- Jessica Ventura
- Joan Cruz
- Karen Wawrousek
- Marcia Cooper
- Marie-Pierre Delisle
- Pratheeksha Prasad
- Rajani Muraleedharan Sreekumarid
- Ranjana Roy Chowdhury
- Rebecca Reck
- Rukayat Bello
- Sachi Barnaby
- Spruha Vashi
- Wendy Cocke
- Yanfen Li
Women in Academia are in SWE’s Mentoring Network
The Society of Women Engineers is made up of members in all stages of their careers. Included are academics who have gone through the tenure process, excelled in online teaching, directed research laboratories, been successful in securing research or teaching grants, moved into administrative roles, or served as leaders in engineering.
We each can benefit by sharing our experiences
and seeking mentorship from others.
Related
SWE Programs & Affinity Groups
Past Chairs
- FY24 Jessica Ventura
- FY23 Jennifer Winikus
- FY22 Adrienne Dula
- FY21 Stephanie Gillespie
- FY20 Anne Lucietto
- FY19 Rebecca Reck
- FY18 Daniella Faas
- FY17 Gretchen Hein
- FY16 Diane Peters
- FY15 Jennifer Patterson
