Wickham Elementary STEM Fair
On Wednesday February 26th SWE-ECI members Sarah, Henal, and Jill supported the Wickham Elementary STEM Fair. We hosted a booth where we demonstrated how water filtration systems work using rock, sand, sponges, cotton balls, and coffee filters to filter out muddy water! The kids love seeing their muddy water turn to something that looks more…
E-Week: Technical Tour at Schneider Electric
As part of Engineering Week, we got the chance to tour Schneider Electric in Cedar Rapids! We explored their impressive testing labs, including the 200kA lab, where they push electrical components to the limit, and the 10kA lab, which plays a key role in product development. It was an awesome opportunity to see cutting-edge engineering…
New Year, New You
SWE members practiced their Jiu-Jitsu skills and built their 2025 Vision Boards during the New Year, New You event on January 4th. Tipping Point BJJ instructors lead a private Women’s BJJ session for SWE members interested in learning self defense skills. We thank Tipping Point BJJ for the insightful and empowering self defense lesson! After…
Future Cities
SWE hosted a special award for the future cities’s iowa regional competition. Students this year were tasked with designing a future, floating city accounting for climate change, severe weather and clean energy. The SWE special award was for the most diverse infrastructure, including reuse of recycled materials, futuristic appeal, diverse architecture, and quality of design. We were so impressed by all the…
Members Appreciation Event
On Friday December 13th – SWE-ECI enjoyed a night out at the hockey rink to cheer on the Heartlanders! Before the puck drop we enjoyed good food and company at the Iowa Athletic Club. It was great to catch up with our paid members that were able to join us!
WE24 Fireside Chats
On November 7th, 4 SWE – ECI members that attended the 2024 Society of Women’s Engineer Conference presented out one of the best sessions or workshops they attended. Sam Armstrong, Mara Nelson, Eshna Bhargava, and Henal Patel presented main takeaways and key activities that were opened up for discussions with the group. Insightful conversations occurred…
