02/22/2022
Engineers Week, or EWeek, is a week dedicated to celebrating the amazing and influential work of engineers. It is held each year in February in close conjunction with George Washington’s birthday (who many believe to be our nation's “first engineer” with his survey work).
Engineers Week was first observed in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers and now NSPE’s foundation DiscoverE, continues to help celebrate and acknowledge engineers. Many “engineering, education, and cultural societies” come together with “corporations and government agencies” to help make EWeek a success. Discover Engineering describes Eweek as a time “to recognize the individuals who create today’s awe-inspiring wonders and the field of engineering.”
The Museum of Science says that Engineers Week is “intended to show how engineers make a difference in our world, boost awareness of our need for engineers, and especially, support and promote activities that get students interested in engineering.” EWeek promotes the importance of careers in science, technology, and math. The yearly observance of Engineers week also helps boost interest in engineering fields as well as helps to ensure that there will be a diverse future in engineering.
During EWeek there is one day dedicated to specifically celebrating girls in Engineering and STEM, called Girl Day. The goal of Girl Day is to engage girls in engineering and get them excited about the engineering profession. Allowing girls to explore the creative side of engineering and putting the tools in their hands to experiment as well as signing them up for extracurricular programs are highly recommended.
The future of engineering is bright. Engineers are becoming increasingly prevalent in our world. Three of the top fields in engineering expected to skyrocket over the next few years are:
Environmental engineers: those who work to solve the world's most pressing environmental problems
Civil engineers: those who design, build, and supervise projects like roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and more
Mechanical engineers: those who build machines and other tools that improve life's challenges
Additionally, industrial controls engineers are in real need, to maintain our ever-increasing requirement for utilities infrastructure upgrade and maintenance. This is the work we proudly do here at TVC Systems (see us at www.tvcsystems.com). Industrial controls engineers and technicians work is essential to the support of District Energy, manufacturing, university, college and hospital campus power, heating and cooling needs. This is a little-known career path that needs much more attention, as it maintains critical local utility reliability while increasing energy efficiencies and reducing CO2 emissions, and often incorporates renewal energy sources. Checkout the IDEA website for more information https://www.districtenergy.org/home.
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