Participants in the 2019 Women in Engineering Competition.
ALTOONA, Pa. — The first round of the 2021 Penn State Women in Engineering (WE) Design Competition has kicked off with an online quiz bowl, open now until Friday, Sept. 24.
Students will answer questions about all aspects of engineering and its impact on society, economics and politics. Winners will advance to a design portion, and winners of that round will enter a final round, tasked with solving an on-site, hands-on problem.
Winners of the competition will receive scholarships of up to $3,000 in addition to the mentorship provided by Penn State Altoona faculty and Norfolk Southern professionals. WE Design exposes and broadens women engineering students’ perspectives and interest in engineering, as well as challenges critical engineering skills. The program is open to all Penn State engineering students.
The competition is sponsored by Norfolk Southern and hosted by the Penn State Altoona Rail Transportation Engineering program. For more information, visit the Women in Engineering Competition site.