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2008-12-14T12:43:01-06:00

this year i graduate aerospatial engineering, i live in eastern Europe
in my second year i bought a book regarding aerospatial medicine and i decided to also try medicine, which i will graduate in 3 years from now on.
i plan to get a master in medical engineering, i think this is my niche because when i studied anatomy and physiology at medicine i always used what i learnt at engineering and this also helped me when designing robots at home.

Hello!

2009-01-04T06:50:26-06:00

My name is Ioana and I study civil engineering at the Technical University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

I really like the idea of this community and I’m very glad I had the opportunity to join the club. :)

new member too!

2008-12-30T01:25:29-06:00

Hello!

I just wanted to introduce myself also. I am extremely happy to find this website and know I’m not alone. I have worked in IT for 10 years now and have usually been the only girl in my department. I find it’s easy to be recognized for my hard work but not the pay to go with it, constant battle it seems. I was so happy to read some of the other posts and know there is hope out there and strength.

I’ve always been doing everything I can to help unattach the stigma of girls and nerds. I wear skirts and boots with dresses and don’t think twice about it anymore. I am myself and a hard worker and LOVE to learn. I am so happy to meet like minded women!

just saying hi…

2008-12-07T18:58:44-06:00

i’ve been reading about nerdgirls on various blogs for ages, and finally decided to join up. i’m a computer science at ohio state, and an all around nerd(even my tattoos are nerdy. :P). just wanted to say hey and introduce myself to the community. :)

All my friends are nerd girls…

2008-11-30T11:45:37-06:00

All my friends are nerd girls… You can’t tell them that but they are all engineers and beautiful and multi talented. That is how we all are… Electrical Engineers, System Engineers, Industrial Engineers Computer Scientist… I am the chair of the Baltimore Computer Society and I would like to have a Nerd girl program here in Baltimore. We live that life everyday…but to share it with young women and girls would be great.

the world needs more nerd girls!

2008-11-27T18:06:11-06:00

well, I’m not a nerd girl, or a father of girls, or a husband of a nerd girl or anything like that. I just think it’s really awesome what you are doing to turn around the stereotype of intelligent and strong women. It’s really hard for us young nerd guys to meet great nerd girls. So many women out there have so much great potential and a strong interest in science and technology, but they don’t think they can be nerdy and still get that cute bag and flats they’ve been dreaming of. I just wanted to give my support and encouragement to all of you for the great job you’re doing.

Nice to find fellow Nerdy Girls! :DDD

2008-11-21T21:26:04-06:00

HEY :D My name is Janna, I’m a freshman Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. I really am pleased to have found you guys :] I personally like being a nerd..haha and I like to find others who enjoy it too! hehe Have a lovely day!

The need for more women in technology…

2008-11-12T19:42:51-06:00

As a guy, I hope my contribution here will be welcome. :)

I’ve been passionate about helping more women into the technology work force since my college days. Many of the best engineers that were weeded out of my university compsci program were women who could not deal with the cowboy, win at any cost culture. As a result, most of the small final number of graduates were arrogant, bossy, asocial men who argued needlessly and had very closely held, calcified opinions.

Since then, the course of my career has taken me from a software engineer leading to the corporate exec I somehow managed to become today. During that time, the characteristics of those great women engineers that were weeded out of my university compsci program were precisely those attributes I’ve needed to get projects done well; collaboration, sharing, empathy, self awareness and openness. Granted not all women engineers have these characteristics, but they are more likely to. Combined with strong engineering skills, this makes for a powerful combination.

Over the last (oh my god) 20 years, I’ve been involved in multiple projects to advance the cause of women in engineering. From the Stone Center, thru MentorNet, and diversity programs within the companies I’ve worked for, I’ve put a ton of energy into creating an environment and an acceptance for deeper diversity in the software engineering (at least) workforce.

Now that I manage a fairly large group of very highly skilled software engineers with a fairly unique mission, I still find it difficult to hire highly qualified female candidates simply because I do not get the resumes. This has to change, and I hope this site helps build a community that supports that change.

Baby european nerd girl :P

2008-11-09T08:25:12-06:00

Hey everyone.
I’m a sixteen year old aspiring engineering. I’m thinking i’m the youngest girl on this site but my interest is just as big! I’m applying for colleges now and mostly its aeronautical courses I’m going for. The sterotype of a female engineers is always a pain in the ass and I’m really happy you guys are out there changing it. Anyway, happy yo meet ye all :)

Nerdy - and loving it.

2008-11-07T07:01:04-06:00

I am so excited to find this website! I hate the stereotypical nerdy view shown so often - its ridiculous. I’ve tried to start my own website, quite a while ago, as I am a bit of a computer guru. It was more associated with study etc but I sort of lost interest. Anyway -

My name is Shanae, that is Sha - Nay (as in the noise a horse makes). Yeah, and as of the 22nd of October, I am 16! What do I plan to do when I graduate? Become an engineer. Aerospace engineering is my dream! But, I’m starting off trying a basic engineering course to see what I find most interesting. (Working my way up). I am extremely motivated to do well, and have received scholar of the year for 3 years running (last week was my 3rd time). I am fairly modest in real life, but I’m sorry, I love to brag when I get the chance because I’m extremely proud of my hard work, and why shouldn’t I be?

I am from Australia, North QLD and am currently in grade 11. I study Physics, Math B, Math C, Chemistry, English and I also do creative arts (I’m fairly artistic and study piano outside school). Now, I have a boyfriend but he doesn’t live in the same town so its very hard. We get through though, it gives me time to focus on study and when we see each other its fantastic. We have dated about 3 years now, his name is Brendan. He has just finished school and hopefully, we plan to move in together in my 2nd year of University. I love shopping, purple and Hello Kitty things. My favourite culture - Japanese! I have tried to teach myself, and can’t wait to holiday there! I would love to do engineering over there sometime in future - they are very advanced in that side of things.

Enough about me, I’d love to hear about everyone and can’t wait to get to know you all.

Shanae <3 xx