Nina Crum

MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Transitioning from materials engineering into software development for computer-aided design engines, eventually becoming the project lead of my team. I was fortunate to be mentored by talented people at my company who helped me grow. It has also been an honor to help and inspire women in tech through a project that I started to address gender-biased behaviors in meetings, which included creating a video in which I interviewed the most inspirational and powerful women in tech.

HOW DREXEL HELPED: My four years at Drexel was an amazing period of growth. I built up a great work ethic through all of the constant challenges of a PhD and it taught me to stay determined, even when the work gets more challenging. Drexel’s focus on outreach to the community and involvement in additional work outside of one’s core field of study has also inspired me to stay involved in projects outside of my main technical work and to remain active in my community and workplace.

MY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: I would like to continue on the path that I’m on, keep enabling Moore’s law and leading my team, and do a great job at whatever other challenges come up!