This winning entries in the 2021 EngineerGirl Writing Contest all salute engineering’s role in meeting and defeating the challenges presented by COVID-19.
Madeleine Gamson-Knight
5th grade at Chabot Elementary School (Oakland, CA)
First Place
Nitya Parakala
4th grade at Williams Elementary School (San Jose, CA)
Second Place
Mohammad Khair Allah
5th grade at Prairie Lane Elementary School (Omaha, NE)
Third Place (tied)
Yashvi Sharma
5th grade at Auten Road Intermediate School (Hillsborough, NJ)
Tribute to the contributions of engineers in the COVID-19 pandemic
Third Place (tied)
Anya Pathak
5th grade at Greenville Elementary School (Scarsdale, NY)
The Mask of the Future - Kids Edition
Honorable Mention
How Robot Engineers Help with COVID-19 by Caleb S.
4th grade (Boston, MA)
Engineering A Path Forward by Lakshya Venkatesan
4th grade at Memorial Elementary School (Laurence Harbor, NJ)
Everyday Engineers by Mia S.
Valley Christian Elementary School (San Jose, CA)
How Engineers Have Helped Us With COVID-19 by Alexis
3rd grade (Mesa, AZ)
Vivian Foutz
6th grade at Joseph T. Henley Middle School (Charlottesville, VA)
First Place
Grace Bartels
8th grade at Holly Grove Middle School (Holly Springs, NC)
Second Place
Janaisha James
8th grade at Robert E. Howard Middle School (Orangeburg, SC)
Thank You: A Blog Post to Engineers Around The World
Third Place
Lynley Janovich
8th grade at Beadle Middle School (Omaha, NE)
Honorable Mention
Hannah Brady
8th grade at E.T. Richardson Middle School (Springfield, PA)
Engineers from Across the Globe Create Solutions for COVID-19
Honorable Mention
Engineers and their contributions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by Aarit Atreja
6th grade at Primoris Academy (Wyckoff, NJ)
Engineer Girl Essay by Sophia Gulyayeva
6th grade at I.S. 98 Bay Academy (Brooklyn, NY)
3 Ways Engineers Have Helped During This Pandemic by Shreya Gangla
8th grade at Iron Horse Middle School (San Ramon, CA)
Software engineers: the heroes behind the computer screens during the pandemic by Andrew Lian
8th grade at Sartartia Middle School, Sugar Land, TX (Sugar Land, TX)
Engineers and COVID-19 by Ava Haddad
Elwood Middle School (East Northport, NY)
A Look Inside the Impact of Engineers During the Pandemic by Blanche Li
7th grade at Diablo Vista Middle School (Danville, CA)
Biomedical Engineering At It's Best by Andrew Belovsky
The Bay Academy (Brooklyn, NY)
A Battle against a Pandemic by Shreyas Bulusu
8th grade at Gateway Middle School (Bothell, WA)
Customizers of the World: Engineers by Aditi Nair
7th grade at Eleanor Fallon Middle School, Dublin CA (Dublin, CA)
Siena Lee
11th grade at Asia Pacific International School (Seoul, South Korea)
First Place
Sadie Bograd
12th grade at Dunbar High School (Lexington, KY)
Finding Solutions Amidst Scarcity: Engineering During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Second Place
Mandy Zhang
11th grade at Walter Payton College Prep (Chicago, IL)
An Engineer's Journey of Electrifying our Fight Against COVID-19
Third Place
Sofia Eisenberg
9th grade at Richard Montgomery High School (Bethesda, MD)
Collaboration & Creativity: The Crucial Role of Engineers Fighting The COVID-19 Pandemic
Honorable Mention
Anne Christiono
9th grade at William P. Clements High School (Sugar Land, TX)
The Badger Shield: From Fighting the Pandemic Locally to Protecting the World
Honorable Mention
Female Engineers Leading the Fight Against COVID-19 by Taya Maharaj
11th grade (NY)
A Salute to Engineers: Their Role in Closing the Growing Wage Gap by Amareah Bead
11th grade at Indian Creek School (Crownsville, MD)
Engineering Innovation Saves Lives by Gracelin G.
12th grade at Homeschool (Medina, OH)
Engineering A Response to The COVID-19 Pandemic by Vedika Amin
9th grade at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
Rising to the Challenge: Engineers’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Laurelyn Harris
12th grade at Mid-Buchanan RV (Faucett, MO)
Mobilizing engineering and creating opportunity from crisis by Aroshi Ghosh
11th grade at Leland High School (San Jose, CA)