Engineering the Future

For the past eleven years, women engineers have introduced more than one million girls and young women to engineering.  Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is a national movement that shows girls how creative and collaborative engineering is and how engineers are changing our world.

To celebrate this day, Girls Inc. members from Fort Worth teamed up with engineering students from Texas Christian University.  The students, led by professors Dr. Becky Bittle and Dr. Morgan Kiani, graciously spent their Wednesday evening with 27 Girls Inc. members ranging in age from 7-18.  The event opened with a presentation from Dr. Kiani about the many aspects of engineering, careers in engineering and the education needed to pursue a degree in the field. 

 

The TCU students continued the presentation with a laser light show.  They clearly explained the function of the lasers while amusing the young audience.  After all of the presentations, it was time for the girls to get to work.  The TCU engineering students provided 2 engaging hands on activities for the girls.  Most of the girls chose to make their own lip gloss. 

There were a series of steps involved to make the lip gloss and with the help of the TCU students, the Girls Inc. girls handled the challenge well.  Each girl customized her lip gloss by choosing a color, fragrance, and glitter. 

We would like to extend our gratitude to the TCU students and professors who made this event possible for us.  Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and for inspiring future engineers to be strong, smart and bold.  To learn more about the TCU School of Science and Engineering please visit their website.