International Women in Engineering Day, brought to you by Women’s Engineering Society (WES) will celebrate its 12th year in 2025 and we’ll once again be promoting the amazing work that women engineers across the globe are doing. This year’s theme is #TogetherWeEngineer. INWED gives women engineers around the world a profile when they are still hugely under-represented, with 2021 figures indicating that in the UK only 16.5% of engineers are women. As the only platform of its kind, it plays a vital role in encouraging more young women and girls to take up engineering careers.

Women of ECE Honored in New Pathway of Progress

Over 150 of Georgia Tech’s most impactful women were immortalized at the opening of the new Pathway of Progress at the heart of campus on March 8, 2025.

Among the sea of mirror tiles that make up the installation are the stories of alumnae, students, faculty, and staff from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Trailblazers like Shirley Clements Mewborn (EE ’56), one Georgia Tech’s first female graduates and industry leaders like Leslie Sibert (EE ’85) were two of the nine ECE graduates included in the inaugural class.

Miolane – AI Model of the

Maternal Brain

ECE Ass't. Prof. Nina Miolane seeks to provide new insights into how the brain changes during pregnancy and motherhood

A woman’s brain undergoes a great deal of change during and after pregnancy, and while one possible result of such changes — postpartum depression — affects some ten to twenty percent of mothers around the world, that condition, and the state of the ever-changing brain of expectant and new mothers, remains a seriously understudied subject. Nina Miolane, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) at UC Santa Barbara, recently received a $1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to pursue a project titled “An AI Model of the Maternal Brain.” Miolane seeks to provide new insights into how the brain changes during pregnancy and motherhood and how such changes might shed light on postpartum depression and other issues.

The organic route to CEO with Mateja Lampe Rupnik

Mateja Lampe Rupnik never set out to become the CEO of a technology company, yet today, she leads Red Pitaya, a test and measurement (T&M) company that grew from a niche initiative into a global success.

In fact, her career began a million miles away from the world of electronics. “I studied the history of art, so nothing to do with technology at all,” she explains. But it was her talent for languages and gift in logistics that led her into supply chain roles, the first of which was in the automotive sector and then later at Instrumentation Technologies, the company from which Red Pitaya spun out.

Fluke Corporation and Aisha Bowe collaborate in donation of STEM Lab Tools



Fluke Corporation has made a significant donation in STEM laboratory equipment for student learning at Washtenaw Community College (WCC).

A chance meeting earlier this year with prominent WCC alumna Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist and soon-to-be Blue Origin astronaut, led to Fluke’s donation of handheld meters, cameras, thermometers, oscilloscopes and more.

ECEDHA Summit Series Feature

Spring 2025 ECEDHA Category Summits

Emerging Themes and Shared Strategies

Throughout May, ECEDHA hosted its Spring 2025 Summit Series, convening department heads and faculty leaders across all institutional categories to discuss critical challenges and share innovative strategies shaping the future of Electrical and Computer Engineering education. These virtual sessions provided a valuable forum for exchanging insights, showcasing programmatic innovation, and aligning academic programs with national workforce needs.

A strong theme across the summits was the need to align ECE programs with national and regional priorities in semiconductors, AI, and quantum technologies. Institutions shared a wide range of efforts supported by the CHIPS and Science Act, from launching undergraduate-level training programs to expanding cleanroom access and developing graduate certificates. For example, Texas A&M University introduced a hardware verification training initiative that blends lecture content with cloud-based labs and industry-linked exercises. At the same time, institutions like UC Davis and the University of Utah are growing their cleanroom training offerings while using gaming simulations to support scalable instruction in lithography and fabrication techniques. Howard University shared the success of its state-of-the-art chip design lab, created in partnership with Microsoft and Apple, which supports a 4+1 computer engineering program and integrates industry instruction and hardware validation.

Keepin' The Lights On

Educating Through Partnerships

with Toffee Coleman, Fluke



Tune in to learn the value of teaming up with schools, training programs, and industry associations to boost learning and skill-building.

The ECEDHA Summit Series is strategically designed to support the ECEDHA community during times of need. The Summit Series provides a full year of engagement and addresses critical issues facing ECEDHA academic members, ECEDHA corporate members, and the overall ECE enterprise. 

The 2026 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECExpo will occur late March 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa. This premier annual gathering will feature:



• An intensive conference program of Keynotes, Plenary Panels, and breakout sessions
• Specialized programming for ECE Lab Professionals and Students
• ECExpo technology exhibition
• Full-day Workshops
• Ample opportunity for networking

Call for Articles

ECEDHA members are invited to submit articles of interest for the ECEDHA Source. Please send articles for consideration to information@ecedha.org.

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