Engineers Missy Webb, Lorelei Uptmore, and Jessica Davis spoke with students at Y-12’s Introduce a Girl to Engineering about their college and career experiences.
Y-12 National Security Complex hosted nearly 450 students from eighth through twelfth grades on Thursday, February 22 for 2024’s Introduce a Girl to Engineering (IGTE).
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Y-12 National Security Complex hosted approximately 600 female high-school students from 18 area schools on Thursday as part of Introduce a Girl to Engineering day. The goal of the event was to inspire girls to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This program expands Consolidated Nuclear Security’s existing relationships with area schools to develop the future workforce.
Five years after visiting Y-12 for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, University of Tennessee student Sarah Godfrey presented her project “Consolidation of Powders Through the Use of Additive Manufacturing” during the 2022 Intern Expo.
