Women in Engineering
In April 2026, this NASA electrical engineer and mission specialist made history by becoming the first woman to travel around the Moon, as part of the Artemis II mission. She also previously set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman (328 days) and took part in the first all-female spacewalk. What is her name?
Christina Hammock Koch
Where will next year's SWE national conference (WE27) be held?
Denver
How many board members does CU Boulder SWE have?
16
In what year was the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) founded?
1950
What is the name of the center at CU Engineering that houses CU Boulder's chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and supports mentorship and career development for underrepresented students?
Campos Student Center
Who is widely credited as the world's first computer programmer, having written an algorithm for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1840s?
Ada Lovelace
What three things does a member need in order to attend a SWE conference through CU SWE?
You must apply, be an active member, and you must be a paying national SWE member
When is Networking Night this year - including the date and time?
October 15th 6-8 pm
Where was SWE's very first national conference (annual convention) held, in 1951?
New York City
CU Boulder's engineering programs are highly ranked nationally. According to U.S. News & World Report's 2026 rankings, which CU Boulder undergraduate engineering program ranks the highest? Bonus if you get the rank!
Aerospace Engineering (ranked #6)
This American computer scientist and Navy rear admiral developed the first compiler and helped create COBOL, one of the earliest programming languages. She's also credited with popularizing the term "debugging" (after finding an actual moth in a computer). What is her name?
Grace Hopper
What conference-related costs does CU SWE cover for members attending?
Registration, hotels, and travel
What is the name of CU Boulder SWE's regional SWE section?
Rocky Mountain SWE
SWE has grown into a global organization. Roughly how many countries does SWE have members or affiliates in today?
CU Boulder's current Dean of Engineering, Keith Molenaar, earned all three of his degrees (bachelor's, master's, and PhD) from CU Boulder. What are each of his degrees in?
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
This engineer became the first woman to receive an electrical engineering degree from MIT in 1919, and later became the first female electrical engineer at General Electric, where she developed the "Clarke Calculator" to simplify power line calculations. What is her name?
Edith Clarke
CU SWE is considering three possible locations for its local spring conference this year. Name all three.
Idaho, North Carolina, and Missouri
What are the membership requirements to be considered an "active" SWE member each semester and for the academic year?
2 Totally Tuesdays and 1 Professional Development event each semester, plus 1 Outreach event for the academic year
SWE's founding meeting brought together women engineers from four cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and one more. Which east coast city was the fourth?
Washington D.C.
How many engineering disciplines does CU Boulder offer? Extra credit if you include the number of graduate programs!
14 undergraduate degrees and 35 graduate programs
This Hollywood actress, known for her beauty on screen in the 1930s-40s, was also a brilliant inventor. During WWII she co-patented a radio-guidance system using "frequency hopping" to stop enemy jamming - technology that later helped shape Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. What is her name?
Hedy Lamarr
Historically, how many people attend the SWE national conference? Give the approximate range.
Between roughly 13,000 and 21,000 attendees
CU Boulder SWE members can join committees to get more involved. How many committees are there? Extra credit if you name them!
Professional Development (PD), Outreach, Fundraising, and End of Year Banquet
Roughly how many members does SWE have today?
Nearly 45,000 members globally
Roughly what percentage of the College of Engineering and Applied Science's first-year class was female in fall 2023?
41%