S1 E12: Forensics Beauty Queen
Alayna Westcom, a forensic scientist and former Miss Vermont, takes the Nerd Girl nation through the highs and lows of working in a...
A Catalytic Conversion: Westcom showcases her science talents
Twenty-three-year-old Alayna Westcom stood onstage in a white dress with a blue atom emblem, blue shoes, and lab glasses. On a table...
A quiz for future engineers
Students aged 7-19 who may be engineers in the making are invited to take the Meet the Future You quiz to examine different engineering...
A 'Bridge' to Master's Engineering Programs
Numerous jobs in computer science, data informatics and cybersecurity have six-figure earning potential, and demand is growing. The...
S1 E11: Climate Change
Nerd Girl Nation dives into climate change with Rashmi Shah, a NASA scientist who monitors sea levels, and Clara Nevins, a high-school...
MIT's engineering department heads are now predominantly female
For the first time in the history of the university, the majority of engineering department heads at the Massachusetts Institute of...
A student guide to engineering internships
An internship appearing on a recent engineering graduate’s resume can mean the difference between landing a job in a candidate’s field of...
Exploring the World: Shah is Making Amazing Things Happen
When Rashmi Shah was young, she spent time helping her parents, both scientists, process and catalog samples of plant matter that they...
S1 E10: Hollywood
In the Hollywood edition of Nerd Girl Nation, Carmen Cabana and Kathryne Jansen take us behind the camera to provide insight into the...
Quiet on the Set: Jansen a Proven Jack-of-All-Trades Behind the Scenes
Kathryne Jansen's parents encouraged her to pursue a traditional career path. Like many parents, they wanted her to go to college, get a...