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Trends in engineering training and human-centric design

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:00:08 +0000

Both professional and vocational engineering training are evolving to address skill gaps and workforce-readiness issues. Advancing communication technologies, the COVID-19 pandemic, and new digital-transformation approaches have forever changed the way technical training in manufacturing and automation is conducted. Now analytics tools can track training progress; adaptive learning can adjust curricula to offer personalized resources; and…

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Let’s address the culture-war issue

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:37:12 +0000

Design World recently released its special Engineering Diversity and Inclusion issue, a staff-driven evolution of our popular Women in Engineering issues that started in 2018. The editors of Design World are honored to bring you statistics and distilled information on this topic as well as inspiring stories about engineers of various ages, orientations, races and…

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Making the case for DEI in engineering

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:27:59 +0000

Despite recent skepticism over DEI initiatives in industry, there are solid reasons for its continuation and expansion on the straightforward basis of simple justice. Miles Budimir Senior Editor There has been a lot of buzz surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the U.S. recently, with most of it coming in the form of…

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Changes in engineering and STEM-worker demographics

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:17:59 +0000

Recent years have seen small increases in STEM diversity with slightly more women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in the field than in the past. That’s according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation. Nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce (34.9M people) is now employed in…

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Laine Chan: Strong engineers aren’t afraid to ask for help

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:49:56 +0000

This profile will be featured in Design World’s upcoming Engineering Diversity & Inclusion issue. Solving problems first drew Laine Chan to engineering. As a young girl, she loved working on puzzles, playing with Lego blocks, and helping her dad assemble Ikea furniture. She also had a natural affinity for math and science, so engineering seemed…

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Spotlight on Engineering Diversity & Inclusion – Rachael Eustice

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:08:53 +0000

Rachael Eustice, Procurement Manager, Cinch Connectivity Solutions Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management & Business Management, Minnesota State University I started my career in production in Waseca as a temporary employee while pursuing my two-year associate degree. I quickly learned the challenges of manufacturing and how it had tentacles into many aspects of what…

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Spotlight on Engineering Diversity & Inclusion – Casey Alvarado

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:00:41 +0000

Casey Alvarado, Sr. Analog IC Design Engineer, Allegro MicroSystems Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (BSEE) Imperial College, London (MSEE) Casey Alvarado is currently a Sr. Analog IC Design Engineer for the Magnetic Position Sensing team at Allegro MicroSystems. Casey is a graduate from Imperial College, London (MSEE) and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering…

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Spotlight on Engineering Diversity & Inclusion – NW MN Chapter of Women in Electronics

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:42:26 +0000

NW MN Chapter of Women in Electronics, DigiKey In 2018, under the stewardship of executive vice president of operations, Linda Johnson, DigiKey started a NW MN chapter of Women in Electronics (WE), a community of women in the electronics industry committed to working collaboratively with their male counterparts to advance opportunities for women in the…

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Spotlight on Engineering Diversity & Inclusion – Ronda Devereaux

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:49:40 +0000

Ronda Devereaux, Sales Engineer, Beckhoff Automation Associate of Science in Electronics Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering I started my career working at Autoliv, an airbag manufacturer, as an electronic technician in 1988. I had my AS in electronics and was the first woman they hired on the maintenance team. I started learning how to…

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Spotlight on Engineering Diversity & Inclusion – Alina Kim

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:15:15 +0000

Alina Kim, Manufacturing Engineer, Bishop-Wisecarver Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University I graduated from UC San Diego with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and also went on to pursue my Master’s at Santa Clara University. I started off as a Test…

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