2020 Issue

8 AYANNA HOWARD MARY G. ROSS LISA SU NADELLA SATYA SALLY RIDE LELAND MELVIN SYLVIA ACEVEDO CHARLES STARK DRAPER AVERY BANG NIKOLA TESLA TRACY CHOU MARGARET HAMILTON ELIJAH MCCOY DR. FRANCES ARNOLD GEORGE WASHINGTON ELLEN OCHOA STEPHEN D. BECHTEL, JR. BILL NYE 2020 DiscoverE programs are made possible by: Leadership Council: Bechtel • Bentley Systems, Inc. • ExxonMobil Corporation • NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying) • Northrop Grumman Foundation • Shell Oil Company • TE Connectivity • Underwriters Laboratories DiscoverE |1420KingStreet |Alexandria,Virginia 22314 |www.DiscoverE.org #Eweek2020 PIONEERS OF PROGRESS FUTURE PIONEER PhotoCredit Information: ElijahMcCoy,YpsilantiHistoricalSociety;Dr.FrancisArnold,BengtNyman;StephenD.Bechtel, Jr.,Bechtel; SylviaAcevedo,Avery Jensen;CharlesStarkDraper,Draper &wehackthemoon.com; TracyChou,Steve Jennings/Getty Images forTechCrunch; AyannaHoward,Georgia InstituteofTechnology2008/RobFelt;MaryG.Ross,SocietyofWomenEngineersArchives,WalterP.Reuther Library; LisaSu,GeneWang;BillNye,SimonFraserUniversity -Communications&Marketing;NadellaSatya,BrianSmale andMicrosoft. “Engineers — like all pioneers — use their knowledge, creativity, and sense of adventure to cross frontiers. Engineers have led us into space and deep below the ocean’s surface. They have connected millions of people through advances in communications and transportation.” THE THEME OF EWEEK 2020 “ENGINEERS: PIONEERS OF PROGRESS” INCLUDES ...