Women in Engineering
Women in Engineering
Engineering is for everyone. Diversity makes engineering stronger, more creative and more responsive to the most pressing needs of diverse communities and industries in a rapidly changing world. On this page, we celebrate the achievements and contributions made by women as our students, alumni, academics and researchers.
Superstar of STEM
Robotics researcher Dr Elahe Abdi from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has been selected as a 2023-2024 Superstar of STEM by Science & Technology Australia.
Women in Engineering mentoring program
Monash Engineering’s new Women In Engineering mentoring program was officially launched on Monday 31 July with an inspiring welcome function and networking event.
Healthcare technologies for mothers and babies
Using her world-class skills in biomedical signal processing, machine learning and data analysis, and drawing on her own experiences as a mother, Dr Faezeh Marzbanrad designs devices for monitoring the health of unborn and newborn babies.
Are self-driving cars the answer to congestion?
Transportation expert Dr Susilawati of the School of Engineering at Monash University Malaysia, says we shouldn’t expect self-driving cars alone to solve the problems of traffic congestion.
"Tuning" healing cells in the lab
Tissue engineering researcher Associate Professor Jess Frith is passionate about bridging the gap between biology and engineering and excited about the opportunities for impact in regenerative medicine.
Tissue-engineered 3D living models of cancer
Associate Professor Daniela Loessner builds bioengineered tumour models so cancer can be better studied in the laboratory.
Supporting future engineers
The GiST (Girls in STEM Toolkit) is an Australian site providing girls and young women with resources to help them understand how their existing skills and interests can link to STEM careers and study pathways.
Engineer Girl highlights exciting career opportunities in engineering for girls and women, hosted by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the US.
Engineers Australia National Committee for Women in Engineering is a dedicated community group that aims to make engineering more inclusive.
Her Bold Universe is a blog written by STEM ambassador and Monash Engineering alumni Meg (Pozzano) Fanning, to empower and inspire people to dream big and create careers they love.
Athena SWAN at Monash - learn more about the internationally recognised Charter designed to advance gender equity, diversity and inclusion in the tertiary education and research sector.