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As a sophomore in high school, Julie Steinbrenner really had never heard of engineering before.

Daria Kotys-Schwartz’s engineering story started when she was incredibly young. Her parents were first-generation Americans who were big on education and taught her that she could be whatever she wanted to be. As one of three girls, she never felt there were gender-specific societal roles placed on her by her...

Stephanie Bryant is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and has been a part of this university since 2005. She currently serves as the associate director of the Materials Science and Engineering Program and has recently been elected to be the director starting in July.

I was able to speak with our very own Malinda Zarske with the Engineering Plus Program. In the classroom, she is the type of professor that does more than teaching you what the book states. She is a professor that loves to get to know her students. Yet the path for Zarske was not always leading to engineering.

Rhonda Hoenigman is the associate dean for undergraduate education for the College of Engineering and Applied Science and a computer science senior instructor at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê. No one would ever guess her undergraduate degree is in journalism.

Q: Can you tell me about your journey as an engineer, and people who have been mentors? A: I was around engineering things as a child, but I didn't label it as engineering. I love math and science, but I also loved everything else—poetry, reading. The turning point was I...

Professor Hope Michelsen joined the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê faculty just over a year and a half ago. She is an associate professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research focuses on soot from flames and atmosphere and their effect on the environment.

We all know the drive to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s campus from the south: the beautiful view of the Flatirons as we’re driving up U.S. 36. This was the exact drive that made Rachel Cox realize that Boulder would be her home for a long time.

Janet Tsai is an instructor who did her graduate work at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê while teaching. Her research emphasizes engineering education and project-based learning.

Professor Kristi Anseth discovered chemical engineering in college. She had grown up knowing few engineers but enjoyed chemistry and mathematics in high school. Upon starting college, chemical engineering was recommended to her as a major, and she was fascinated to learn about the multiple dimensions of chemical engineering, especially those...