MSE partners with the Women in Engineering Program to introduce young women to materials engineering

MSE partners with the Women in Engineering Program to introduce young women to materials engineering

From left to right: Kit Valone, Kara Luitjohan, Michelle McKinney, Alex Bruce, Morgan Rhein, Lisa Rueschhoff, Sabrina Huang, Sarah Boes.

Continuing a strong collaboration with the Women in Engineering Program, MSE undergraduate and graduate students took time to host an hour long demonstration session for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. 56 high school freshmen and sophomores from around Indiana and Illinois came to learn more about MSE and were able to participate in some hands-on experiments, like making liquid nitrogen ice cream, pulling glass fibers, and figuring out the insulating properties of ceramics!