3D printers

Thank you to everyone who has supported this cause to raise money for educational materials to bring engineering to females.  

http://www.gofundme.com/engineer_females

I have recently attended an International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) conference and talked with companies from across the country who support the cause of educating females through hands on activities in STEM. 

GREAT NEWS!! After networking and sharing my experiences with the free library programs I put on, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Cooperation donated 6 one-year copies of SOLIDWORKS Student Addition. That means, we now have 3D CAD Software to create computer models of participant designs. Then, I talked with 3DSYSTEMS and Technology Education Concepts (tec) who donated a new Cube 3D Printer by 3DSYSTEMS. We can now print new prototype designs. 


New SOLIDWORKS 3D design software

New Cube for 3D prototype printing

With this generosity we have the ability to bring real world design and prototyping capability to young female students. The donations collected from this site will continue to fund the printing coil materials as well as other necessities dependent on the activities created for the programs. 

The next program on the list is an innovation demonstration with a local girl scout troop. They have been inventing products the past month and will be bringing their inventions/ prototypes to the next meeting. There, I will demonstrate how designers and inventors can use 3D software and 3D printers to create new products. The girls will each take home a necklace with a small charm designed and printed with the help of the new SolidWorks software and Cube. The wearable necklace will be a symbol of not only being a girl scout but also a sign of being a female interested in STEM.