Swe Podcasts

Get to know SWE's incoming President, Rachel Morford, and listen as FY21 President Heather Doty wraps up her year as president in this special episode of Diverse! Listen as Heather discusses her reflections on SWE presidency and Rachel shares her ambitions and wishes for the year ahead.

In our second Pride Month episode of Diverse, SWE CEO and Executive Director Karen Horting speaks with Lilian Martinez, CEO and Executive Director of Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM). Listen as Karen and Lilian discuss the importance of giving visibility to LGBTQ+ leaders in STEM, issues facing the LGBTQ+ community, and how we can all work to improve inclusiveness in our lives, teams and organizations.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 president of SWE, speaks with Maggie Kreiser, a process engineer at Compass Minerals. Learn about Maggie's background in petroleum and natural gas engineering, her role as a process engineer, and why she actively seeks professional development opportunities to strengthen her skills and career.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Alexa Jakob, lead of SWE's LGBTQ+ and Allies Affinity Group, speaks with Dr. Andrea Haverkamp (she/they). Dr. Haverkamp recently completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering with a doctoral minor in Queer Studies at Oregon State University. Her three year research project explored the experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming students in engineering and computer science, such as their sources of community support and collective resiliency in the face of adversity. Listen as Alexa and Andrea discuss this research and the experiences of nonbinary students in engineering.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 president of SWE, speaks with Susan Uthayakumar, president of the sustainability business division at Schneider Electric. Learn about Susan's career driving sustainability, efficiency and resiliency in the electronics industry and how, as a woman in leadership, she has intentionally challenged the status quo to forge her own career path.

In our third Diverse episode during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021, SWE CEO and Executive Director Karen Horting speaks with Khánh Vu, CEO and Executive Director of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE). Listen as Karen and Khánh discuss the importance to giving visibility to AAPI leaders in STEM, how SASE is responding to the increase in violence against AAPI individuals, and how we can all be stronger allies to the AAPI community.

In our second Diverse episode during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021, Dr. Vidya Chamundeswari, a member of SWE's Asian Connections Affinity Group leadership team, speaks with Gloria Montano, SWE's first Asian American president (1997-1998). Listen as Gloria speaks about her Filipino roots and American assimilation, transitioning from Silicon Valley to the nonprofit sector, changes in SWE governance and leadership since her presidency, and more.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 president of SWE, speaks with WE Local Europe keynote Smita Tharoor. As a motivational keynote speaker and thought leader on unconscious bias, Smita is passionate about helping others understand and rectify their own unconscious biases. Listen as Heather and Smita discuss bias and the importance of inclusion.

In our first Diverse episode during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021, Margaret Omori, SWE's Asian Connections Affinity Group Vice Lead, speaks with two newly elected SWE Directors, Jennifer Morikawa and Kalyani Mallela. Together, they discuss their Asian cultures, their involvement in SWE, their motivation behind stepping into director positions, and the "bamboo ceiling" that often hinders the careers of AAPI women.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Lauren Thompson, Senior Manager of Transmission Controls at Stellantis. Listen as Heather and Lauren discuss transitioning from a technical role to a leadership role, the importance of creating and maintaining a strong professional network, and what surprised them about SWE's eXXec program.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Åsa Cervone, Global Program Manager for Generation Services CRM & Field Service Digitalization at Siemens Energy. Listen and learn about Åsa's STEM education, her successful career with Siemens Energy, and why she believes curiosity is key to adopting an inclusive mindset.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Karen Horting, CEO & Executive Director of SWE, speaks with Carla Boragno, 2021 WE Local Europe keynote speaker and Senior Vice President, Head of Global Engineering and Facilities for Roche. Listen as Carla talks about how her successful career started with taking a risk, and how following our intuition and making mistakes can often lead us toward personal and professional fulfillment.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Dr. Sue Black OBE(Officer of the Order of the British Empire). Sue is a 2021 WE Local Europe keynote speaker and a passionate advocate for women in tech. Listen as Sue talks about her unconventional and inspiring educational journey to obtain her Ph.D. in software engineering, and where her career has taken her since then.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Karen Horting, CEO & Executive Director of SWE, speaks with Sheenam Ohrie, 2021 WE Local India keynote speaker and Vice President of Digital Services at Dell Technologies in India. Listen as Sheenam talks about her career with Dell, her passion for increasing diversity in the tech industry, and her upcoming WE Local India keynote, "The Art and Science of Unlearning."

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Susan Ferguson, 2021 WE Local India keynote speaker and Country Representative for the United Nations (UN) Women Office in India. Listen as Susan talks about her work with the United Nations, the issues being faced by women and girls across the globe, and why it's crucial for us to diversify traditionally male-dominated industries such as engineering.

SWE members typically head to Washington D.C. around this time each year for Congressional Visits Day, speaking to their legislators about policy issues relevant to STEM education and women in the engineering workforce. SWE has hosted Congressional Visits Day for more than a decade. It’s pretty remarkable, not only because of the impact that members can have in educating policymakers, but also because for much of its history the Society has expressly avoided participating in public policy. So today we’re going back into the archives to explore how SWE’s stance evolved from actively avoiding public policy advocacy in its early years to actively engaging in it.

Get a sneak peak into SWE Magazine's State of Women in Engineering issue in this SWE Diverse episode with Roberta Rincon, SWE’s associate director of research, and Anne Perusek, SWE’s director of editorial and publications. Listen along as Roberta and Anne discuss SWE's upcoming research issue (to be published in April 2021), with a large focus on the impacts of COVID-19 on the engineering pipeline and K-12 education.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, FY21 President of SWE, speaks with Shwetambari 'Shwe' Shetty, 2021 WE Local India keynote speaker and a fitness expert at India's largest fitness chain. Listen as Shwe enlightens us through health and wellness education and advice for these times when many of us are spending more time than ever within the confines of our homes.

In this SWE Diverse episode, we wrap up Black History Month with Nikia Brown, African-American Affinity Group Black History Month Lead, and Louvere Walker-Hannon, SWE African-American Affinity Group Lead and MathWorks Senior Application Engineer. Listen as Louvere and Nikia discuss the challenges faced by Black women in STEM, the importance of mentoring and volunteering in communities of color, and how societies like SWE and NSBE are helping diversify the engineering industry.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M, speaks with TIME's 2020 Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao. At just 15 years old, this brilliant young innovator has designed and built technology and tools that address serious issues like water contamination, opioid addiction and cyberbullying. Get to know Gitanjali and her innovations in this episode—we promise it’ll leave you feeling inspired and eager to help the world through engineering.