Notable SWE Members

These are SWE Boston members who have not only made significant contributions to SWE as a Society, they have also made significant contributions to society as a whole. They can be pioneers in their engineering field, activitists for STEM or women's rights, noteworthy of external articles, or otherwise remarkable on their own merit.

In order by last name, please click on their names to learn more:

• Irene Chan - chemical engineer, mentored students on their paths to college, established scholarships at Brighton High School and MIT, set up an endowment to continue these scholarships
• Mildred Dresselhaus - electrical engineer, 1st woman Institute Professor and Professor Emerita of Physics and Electrical Engineering at MIT, Award Winning, known as the "Queen of Carbon Science", SWE speaker
• ​​Isabelle French - radio engineer, 1st woman graduate of Tri-State College, SWE president
• Linda Graf - chemical engineer, published author of "To Caroline—Love, Auntie: A Novel" 
• Bambi Hazel - software engineer of 1st electronic computer: SWE Boston "Hidden Figure"
• Mary Pottle - mechanical engineer, activist, and teacher: Founder of SWE Boston
• ​​Natalie Taub - civil engineer, ran her own construction company in the 1950's
• Nancy Timmerman - acoustics engineer: 1st woman President of INCE