IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine - December 2023 - 18
BY
LESLIE
ZUCKER
P
Pía Torres
Pía Torres is a role model in every sense
of the word. The electronics engineer,
teacher, founder, certified project manager
and scrum master, and previous
IEEE Women in Engineering Inspiring
Member Award recipient has seen more
than her fair share of obstacles, but not
only did she never give up, Torres has
worked to create opportunities for others
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HELPING OTHERS FORGE THEIR PATHS
so that they don't struggle in the ways
she did. And she is just getting started.
Early Interests
Torres's interest in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics came
from her parents; her father had a technical
education and her mother studied
medicine up until the military government
in Argentina made it impossible for
her to finish her schooling. As a young
girl, Torres read science fiction books
and would take home devices apart to
see how they worked. " When I was maybe
four years old, I climbed on the furniture
to try and unplug our radio from
the wall and suddenly I felt an electric
shock! " she recalls. " I didn't say a word
to my parents because I was scared they
would worry about me, but I just had
this deep curiosity about electronics and
wanted to know more. "
She went on to pursue a degree in electronics
engineering at the National University
of Tucumán, which took
longer than expected because
she needed to work while studying
to support herself financially.
Admitting that it was extremely
hard to balance her studies with
the job, Torres reflects that the
opportunity to start working in
her field while still young was
ultimately helpful because she
was learning hands on about an
engineering career and about life
in general.
At the same time, she was
caring for her grandmother because
both she and Pía's father
were sick and sadly passed away
during those years. " I dropped
university for a while to be with
them and it was very hard for
me to come back and finish the
degree, also while working, but
being able to finish was a huge
milestone, " shares Torres.
After graduation, she joined
Schlumberger, an oil and gas
company, as a wireline engineer,
working in the fields of Patagonia,
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