Hosted by Girls in Engineering, an outreach program at the University of Western Australia (UWA), the ‘Shaping the World’ online event will provide insight into an engineering career and encourage young females to consider the profession.
Participants will hear from a range of women working and studying across various engineering industries with the panel comprising UWA graduates and students discussing what engineering is and what engineers do, as well as misconceptions about the profession.
Panelist and mechatronic engineering graduate Hannah Golding is the founder of the Girls in Engineering program, a partnership between Rio Tinto and UWA to encourage women to study engineering.
She carried out research and development at UWA as a Rio Tinto graduate in the physics faculty, developing a survey instrument to find the next Tier 1 deposit and said her role was focused on discovering and influencing automation solutions for Rio Tinto.
“My team is thinking about how we do mining now, and how will this change in the future?” said Ms Golding.
“For example, would we use smaller electric vehicles, could we control diggers remotely, and can drones offer benefit in delivering essential items.”
Ms Golding said it was important to celebrate the successes and achievements of female engineers in the industry.
“Women in Engineering Day is about celebrating the progress we’ve made towards a diverse workforce and sharing the benefits of an engineering career to future students,” she said.
Since launching in 2014, Girls in Engineering has engaged with more than 8,000 students, 60 industry and 140 current university students.
Shaping the World will be held online on Tuesday 23 June at 5.30pm.
Click here to register for the event.
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