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WIE from Around the World

Encouraging Students
to Pursue STEM

dent and a Member, and now I want to
give back."
According to Sharma, engineering is
very welcoming to women. After working in the industry for 18 years, she says,
"Once people know you can contribute,
they value your contributions. Parents
can play a huge role-don't push girls
Sharma teaching kids problem-solving skills
into engineering, but encourage them to
participate in activities that foster their
development in science and math. Family support is crucial. Let's change the
dialogue-many girls think engineering is
uncool or geeky. Let's change that!"
And Sharma is doing just that. With
in New Jersey (now Nokia Bell Labs) to
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, a wireless engineer
the support of the WIE North
present her Ph.D. research and was
who works for Nokia in the Research
offered a position.
and Development Department and as
New Jersey Chapter, Sharma
started a science, technol" I 'm v e r y p a s s i o n an adjunct professor who has taught
og y, en g ineer in g, a nd
ate about the work I do,"
at Farleigh Dickenson University, in
math (STEM) coding club
Sharma says. "At the end
Teaneck, New Jersey and Drexel Univerin her community. She
of the day, you're making
sity in Philadelphia, is currently chair of
says she's always wanted
a contribution, which is
the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE)
to take part in work that
very satisfying. I'm glad I
North Jersey Section Affinity Group.
encoura ged young boys
stayed in electrical engineerPrior to earning her Ph.D. degree in
Dr. Jyoti Sharma
and girls to pursue careers
ing. It's been two decades
electrical engineering from the Delhi
in STEM. "We're steering kids toward
and it's still rewarding. I'm so thankful
Institute of Technology in India, Sharproblem solving," Sharma explains.
to the IEEE. I had the support as a stuma says she was interested in science
and math since middle school. Even
though engineering was primarily
male dominated, she says she received
support from her parents and teachers and was given many opportunities
through the IEEE to pursue a career in
the field. As an IEEE Student Member,
she recalls, "I got to travel the world,
attend conferences, present papers, and
network with industrial professionals.
It's been a great journey."
The IEEE was part of the reason
Sharma came to the United States.
While she was in India, a paper she authored was selected to be presented at an
IEEE conference, and on the way back
she was invited to Lucent Technologies

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