Although the percentage of women in engineering has been increasing over the years, it still remains at only 15%. With this low number, many women report that they have to prove themselves repeatedly in order to get the same recognition as their male colleagues. While women make up around 20% of engineering graduates, only 11%… Read More

One of my favorite graduation gifts was a T-shirt with the Virginia Tech logo on the front and big text on the back that read “Best 3.75 years of My Life.” This was not because I graduated 7 weeks early, nor did I drop out, but rather because the COVID-19 pandemic took quite the toll… Read More

To say that the world is divided between a before and after the emergence of Covid-19 may sound like a cliché, but it certainly represents what has happened. Engineering – like perhaps no other area – and its professionals are called to provide innovative solutions to face the challenges, problems and opportunities that this pandemic… Read More

Humidity plays as much a part in our comfort as air in temperature. In the winter time, and for buildings not properly insulated, we start to see condensation if the humidity is not controlled properly. This not only a comfort problem, but also a potential health problem since mold likes to grow when the relative… Read More