Antonella Sciortino recalls joining Long Beach State faculty in 2004 and seeing every department chair position in the College of Engineering occupied by men. Now Sciortino serves as chair for the civil engineering and construction engineering management department. “I’m not saying it wasn’t possible for women to occupy any of[Read More…]
Tag: Society of Women Engineers
Google gives female engineers $35,000 grant
Growing up in Venezuela, Society of Women Engineers President Stephanie Avenando received a huge amount of support from her family and peers for enrolling in engineering courses at La Universidad Nacional Expo. As a junior at Long Beach State, this has not been the case. This inspired her to raise[Read More…]
LBSU engineering student receives $6,000 scholarship
When Daria Antonova contemplated what field to go into after high school, she looked up to a cousin who earned her degree in civil engineering. Inspired by this role model in her life, as well as a strong understanding of physics, Antonova decided to follow in her footsteps. She took[Read More…]