Creating a Supportive Environment for Women and Minority Students: Miguel Is Advancing Equality in Academia [Women to Watch]

Abstract

Dr. Agnieszka Miguel has dedicated her career to teaching and mentoring students in electrical and computer engineering as well as creating communities among other engineering faculty, but her career path is one that almost did not happen. "As a Ph.D. student, I didn't consider academia at all," she recalls. "I thought I would find a research job in industry or in a lab." However, the very day she was sending out her resume to companies in Seattle, 11 September 2001, the world changed.