Yueying Liu, Senior Manager, RF Device Modeling and Device Characterization, Wolfspeed PhD, Solid State Physics and Microelectronics, North Carolina State University, 2009 Yueying Liu achieved her PhD in Solid State Physics and Microelectronics from North Carolina State University in 2009. Her PhD thesis focused on large-signal physics and AlGaN/GaN HEMT device modeling in collaboration with…

Denisa Peshkatari, Director of Innovation – Air Care, Porex Corp. (part of Filtration Group) Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology Denisa Peshkatari is the Director of Innovation for Porex’s Air Care business unit. Porex, a business of Filtration Group, is a custom-engineered porous polymer manufacturer headquartered in Atlanta, GA with…

Autumn Richardson, Senior Manager, IT–Platform Ops & Modernization, Digi-Key Electronics BA Physics, 2010 Bemidji State University BS Computer Science, 2010 Bemidji State University Autumn Richardson is the senior manager, IT – platform ops & modernization, for Digi-Key Electronics, which is recognized as the global leader of the high service distribution of electronic components. Autumn is…

Sowjanya Chalamkuri, Vice President of Software Engineering, Manufacturing Software, GE Digital Bachelors in Technology  Electronics & Communications, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad INDIA. What first drew you to engineering? / When did you first know you wanted to be an engineer? My first thought of pursuing engineering came when I was in high school where…

Agnieszka Zupancic, Product Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Masters, Mechanical Engineering, Automation and Robotics University: AGH University of Science and Technology (Krakow, Poland) What first drew you to engineering? When did you first know you wanted to be an engineer? My fascination with science and engineering came early in high school while taking advanced mathematics…

Samantha Lundt, Manufacturing Process Engineer, Quantum Devices, Inc. Bachelor of Science – Physics, Bachelor of Science – Astrophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Samantha Lundt has worked as Quantum Devices’ Manufacturing Process Engineer for 5 years. Her primary duties include overseeing the company’s semiconductor cleanroom processes, which are currently undergoing an upgrade to support larger silicon wafers.…

Alicia Kempf, Engineering Manager, Honeywell Process Solutions BA in Computer Science, University of Delaware What first drew you to engineering? / When did you first know you wanted to be an engineer? I always excelled in subjects like Math and Science when I was younger and dreamed of becoming an inventor or an architect. I…

Kristen Sanderson, Vice President of Engineering, Grid Software, GE Digital BS, Computer Science & Mathematics, Auburn University What first drew you to engineering? / When did you first know you wanted to be an engineer? I had many interests growing up. I loved math and English and considered marketing, journalism, and architecture as career options.…

Teri Ivaniszyn, Vice President, Distribution, Operational Excellence & Trade Compliance, Digi-Key Electronics BA Business, 1994 University of Michigan BA Communications, 1994 University of Michigan Teri Ivaniszyn is vice president of operational excellence and trade compliance for Digi-Key Electronics, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn. With 26 years of experience, she is skilled at ensuring operational…

Virginie Mialane, Medical Market Manager – maxon France Virginie Mialane earned a Master of Physics from Marseille University and furthered her education with an Engineering diploma in Materials and Interfaces from Lyon Engineering School. Her professional career began in November of 1999 when she joined an industrial SME specializing in biocompatible coatings for orthopedic implants.…

Lisa Auffrey, Power Systems Sales Engineer, Sager Electronics Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering/Management Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Master of Arts Degree, Business Management, Harvard University Lisa is an engineering professional with more than 30 years of industry experience. After graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, she started her career as a Quality Assurance Engineer…

Juliet Rene Fajardo, Director of National Distribution Sales, TDK-Lambda Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), the University of Phoenix-Southern California Campus Juliet Rene Fajardo is an experienced sales professional accomplished in managing the Distribution Sales channel for an electrical and electronic manufacturing company. In her thirty-one years, she has created and implemented strategies on a national…

Ingrid Tay, Technical Training Manager, Microchip Technology Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Arizona State University; Master of Business Administration, Grand Canyon University Ingrid Tay is a Technical Training Manager based at Microchip’s global headquarters in Chandler, Arizona. In this role, Ms. Tay oversees the Technical Training Writing Services team, which supports the company’s engineering and…

Jennifer Paukert, Vice President, Sales, Master Electronics In her role as vice president of sales for Master Electronics, Jennifer Paukert is responsible for overseeing Master’s sales efforts and business development strategies. Prior to this position, she served as regional sales director for the Central region of the United States. She joined Master in 2011 as…

Tobi Cornell, VP Distribution, Kruvand Associates, Inc. Tobi Cornell Graduated from Texas Christian University in 1994 and entered the electronics industry that same year working for a Manufacturer’s Rep firm, DJ Sales (Dallas, TX), in an Inside Sales position. She went into Outside Sales after 2 ½ years there, and the firm was acquired by…

Sarah Walter, Applications Engineer, Encoder Products Company M.S. Electrical Engineering – University of Colorado Boulder B.S. Electrical Engineering – University of Portland What first drew you to engineering? I grew up in rural north Idaho, and I was recruited to the University of Portland for a golf scholarship. Growing up, I’d always been a tinkerer;…

Caitlin Kalinowski Hardware Director Facebook Reality Labs’ Oculus VR When growing up, Caitlin Kalinowski built a lot of “nerdy little things.” When she was three, four or five, she would do a lot of physical prototyping of ideas that she had. For example, she had little machines that would keep water warm or hand warmers…

Lighting does more than bring objects into view. The use of lighting can evoke a mood. It can deliver a specific experience. It’s theatrical and can give objects personality. And for many industries, it’s an important design consideration. Kim Peiler is an electrical engineer at Osram where she works in the field of optoelectronics and…

Nobody questioned Jenn Donahue’s credentials when the U.S. Navy tasked her with building a bridge across the Euphrates River during the Iraq war. By that point in her military career, she was already an experienced engineer and operations officer for a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion. It was a reputation built on years of successfully tackling…

Currently, women represent only two percent of the maritime industry, while only eight percent of employees in engineering are women. This is in stark contrast to the UK workforce as a whole, of which women make up 47%. For many women, entering a sector that’s perceived as a “boy’s club” isn’t always appealing. If a…

According to 2019 figures from the UK Government, there are now just over a million women (1,019,400) in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce. This translates to an increase of more than 350,000 women (24%) entering these areas of work. While this may be encouraging to hear, there is still a long way…

Kara Branch Founder and CEO Black Girls Do Engineer Corp.   Math and science are what first drew Kara Branch to engineering. As a child, she always excelled in her coursework, but it surprised her how good she was at math and science. Branch said she knew she was going to do something great in…

Sometimes, life directions can change with a chance conversation or unexpected opportunity. Danielle Lower said she fell into engineering in a completely unintentional way. When she enrolled in university her freshman year, Lower said she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. “I listed metallurgical engineering as my major at the…

Newark, an Avnet Company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, operating as Farnell in EMEA and element14 in APAC, announced the results of its Women in Engineering 2021 survey. Results showed positive support for women in engineering from all genders and a great similarity between the opinions of men and women about…

The women in engineering (WIE) at maxon work eagerly to contribute to the success of advanced technology in the motion control industry. This week in honor of International Women in Engineering Day, June 23, 2021, maxon wishes to thank these engineering women for their contributions as they continue to help shape the world we live…