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Left-brain or Right-brain Dominant? Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths

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Here are some ideal subjects for left-brain dominant individuals: Electrical or Computer Engineering Electrical or computer engineering is a perfect fit for left-brain dominant individuals. Electrical or computer engineers design, develop and test electrical systems or computer software.

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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?

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Civil engineering Dr Alice Alipour is a civil engineer, working in the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of infrastructure, such as buildings, roads and bridges. She is leading a team of engineers from a range of disciplines who are designing smart façades for buildings.

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Building Bridges – Spring 2022

Northeastern University

Natasha Zaarour (Behavioral Neuroscience), Zandria Hughes (Industrial Engineering), and Franklin Ollivierre (Civil Engineering) from the Center for STEM Education gave an informal college and STEM panel. Students asked questions about the college process, life as a student at Northeastern University, and engineering in college.

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Inspirational women in STEM

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The statistics for computer science, engineering and technology degrees are shockingly low, with women comprising only 19% 2 of students. Dr Alice Alipour , a civil engineer, is leading a team of engineers from a range of disciplines to design buildings that can adjust their shape according to wind conditions.

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Controlling and engineering systems for the benefit of all

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Controlling and engineering systems for the benefit of all. Published: Professor Zi-Qiang Lang is an automatic control and systems engineer based at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Three of his former PhD students, a former PhD supervisor and Zi-Qiang share what it means to be an automatic control and systems engineer.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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It is often implemented in software on a computer. At the University of Melbourne, Professor Michael Cantoni and Professor Erik Weyer are collaborating with engineers at Rubicon Water, including Professor Iven Mareels, Dr Adair Lang and Dr Yuping Li, to improve the efficiency of gravity-fed irrigation networks.

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The Many Faces of #GirlsLeadSTEM

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Evans’ advice for others looking to pursue STEM careers is a quote from Admiral Grace Hopper, an American pioneer in computer science and programming. “ Gonzales encountered life-changing bias in high school, most notably when a male biology teacher doubted her ability to succeed in any science career because she was a girl.

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