From robotics to radar engineering and everything in between, female engineering professors at UA are leaving their mark on the College and the entire engineering industry through their groundbreaking research as well as their efforts to encourage more women to pursue STEM careers.
For Dr. Sevgi Gurbuz, electrical and computer engineering assistant professor at UA, engineering runs in the family. With two mechanical engineers as parents, Gurbuz grew up surrounded by engineering and a successful female role model to emulate.
“I think my biggest mentor was my mom. She was born and raised in Turkey and at that time it was extremely rare for women to go into any kind of STEM field,” Gurbuz said. “I never looked beyond her because I spent my whole life trying to be as good as she was.”
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