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My research focuses on the development and testing of laser remote sensing instrumentation that measures wind profiles from ground, aircraft, and eventually space platforms to provide the weather prediction community with data that improves forecast accuracy.

Working in electrical engineering and LiDAR, I had never had the opportunity to interface with so many outstanding and impressive researchers who also happen to be women, which provided a sense of belonging in our “class” that was 45% women. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in FOE, which provided an excellent opportunity to step outside the world of my tightly-focused research topic and learn about what first seemed like entirely different technical topics. While the other challenges and solutions had differences from a purely technical perspective, the engineering approach was similar, and the opportunity to see that approach applied to other fields, often with impressive creativity, seeded more creativity and curiosity in my own research.  

My group focuses on elucidating structure-property relationships in polymers and understanding the dynamics of complex fluids.

FOE provided a much broader perspective on engineering and the physical sciences than one typically encounters during the course of normal research-driven activities, reminding us of the critically important role that engineering has in advancing societal interests. Further, FOE fosters interactions among talented researchers working in disparate yet related fields. Such interactions have the potential to help drive transformational advances that require the amalgamation of a diverse range of skill sets.

My research interests involve microbial communities and biological processes to better understand and protect water ecosystems and to develop sustainable methods to improve water quality.

The FOE allowed me to expand my network with emerging engineering leaders in academia, industry, and government laboratories. Also, it allowed me to establish long-term relationships and collaborations with emerging leaders from different engineering fields to develop transformative research that advances science and engineering using cross-disciplinary approaches.

My research involves developing enabling technologies for high-performance low-emission combustion engines for both aerospace and land propulsion.

FOE was a unique opportunity to meet accomplished researchers from the entire range of engineering disciplines. It was also a humbling experience to meet such distinguished early-career researchers achieving greatness in their respective disciplines. This motivated me to work even harder and to get involved in multidisciplinary research not only within Argonne National Laboratory but also by fostering collaborations with academia and industry.

My research centers on the development of biomedical microsystems, including microsensors and actuators, micromachining and microfabrication, microfluidics, flexible devices, implantable devices, wireless power and data telemetry for implants, and neural engineering.

There is no other meeting like FOE in which top researchers in very different areas have a chance to meet and discuss the potential synergies among their respective fields. An additional benefit was the mix of industry, national lab, and academic attendees. Hearing about the different sectors and career trajectories was extremely informative and enlightening. I took away many lessons from the event.

My work involves numerical modeling of rock blasting, geothermal energy production, mining geomechanics, solution mining, hydrocarbon reservoir flow, and magma flow.

Attending the FOE program was an excellent opportunity to interact with people in other engineering disciplines. In my experience, this cross-disciplinary insight has led to significant breakthroughs in technical problem solving. Today's scientists and engineers are highly specialized, yet we are all working with the same physics, chemistry, and mathematics. I gained valuable insights into these fundamentals by learning about the approaches taken by groups working in diverse application areas.