About UsFor more than six decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered around a passion for our members' success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today's exciting engineering and technology specialties.
Contact us: UTK Society of Women Engineers 821 Volunteer Boulevard, Greve Hall PO Box 113 Knoxville, TN 37916 swe@utk.edu |
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Meet the Officers
Mikayla Ehrsam
President Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Reliability and Maintainability utkswe.president@gmail.com "As President of our section, my main goals are to empower females in engineering and to demonstrate the importance of diversity in the engineering field. Joining SWE has easily been one of the best decisions I have made in my college career, so I want show our members all that SWE has to offer! Through SWE, I have gained leadership skills, networking abilities, and invaluable friendships. Due to the connections and skills I have gained through SWE, I have been able to pursue my passions in the energy field by interning at both Duke Energy and Southern Company." 
Lauren Flader
VP of Fundraising Electrical Engineering utkswe.fundraising@gmail.com "With the help of SWE, I have learned to support others without looking for anything in return, to work fiercely for what I want most, and, most importantly, to be heard. These lessons have helped me to do my best work at Oak Ridge National Lab, where I have interned for the last three years. SWE is also responsible for some of my greatest friendships and best memories of my college career thus far, for which I am very grateful." |
Kalie Knecht
President Elect Nuclear Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Management utkswe.presidentelect@gmail.com "Without SWE, I wouldn’t have the great friends and professional development that are crucial to making it through engineering. I have some great work experience from my co-op at Dominion Energy and undergraduate research in the Nuclear Engineering department. I owe all these opportunities to my involvement in SWE paired with hard work. As an officer, I hope to inspire and support fellow SWE members to set high goals and achieve more than they thought possible." 
Haley Ann Prater
VP of Special Events Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Biomolecular utkswe.events@gmail.com "Through SWE, I discovered the RISER program which allowed me to participate in protein engineering research in Dr. Boder's lab on campus. After completing the RISER program, I continued my project during my Summer Undergraduate Research Internship through UT. SWE gave me the resources and confidence I needed to find and pursue these opportunities." |
Hannah Hajdik
Treasurer Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Math and Computer Science utkswe.treasurer@gmail.com "I work with the Computational Structural Mechanics research group at UT under Dr. Stephanie TerMaath. I am in Chancellor's Honors, Engineering Honors, and the Grand Challenge Scholars Program. SWE has been a great experience for me, especially the SWEeties mentoring program and the support and community we have." 
Keirsten Brown
VP of Volunteering & Outreach Chemical Engineering with a Concentration in Biomolecular utkswe.outreach@gmail.com "SWE is an amazing resource to help young women find support in a male dominated field. Through SWE I have found great friendships and had so many wonderful opportunities. SWE has taught me how to network, plan events, and support others in a group. I am very glad to be a part of such a great organization! I hope to give back to SWE through my officer position." |
Mary Elizabeth Daffron
Recording Secretary Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Material Science swe@utk.edu "I am currently working at the Fiber and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF) under Dr. Uday Vaidya. I have a minor in Materials Science and Engineering and am in the Grand Challenge Scholars Program. I was a EERE intern at Techmer PM in the summer of 2017 and an IACMI intern in the summer of 2016 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. I love SWE and am so grateful for the opportunities I have been given!" |
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