Interviews & Reflections
“I wanted to be a ballerina”
A conversation with Dr. Melissa Kozul, research fellow at the University of Melbourne, on engineering and media.
Bombshells, Nerds and Home Computers
A conversation with Justin Zobel, professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems and Pro-vice Chancellor Graduate Research at the University of Melbourne.
No Nose-diving Paper Planes
A conversation with MaryAnne Dumitrache and Isabella Mangum, Year 12 students from Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College.
Interviews
We talked to participants about the media representation of engineers and computer scientists, the need for positive roles models in cinema and television, and paper plane design as fun introduction into the discipline.
Actress, Ballerina... Engineer?
Engineering needs more diversity, but there are almost no role models for women engineers in popular culture.
By Dr Claudia Sandberg, University of Melbourne
Read the full article here.
