How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters

NIST research engineer Jazalyn Dukes shares her story and gives some advice to girls considering a career in engineering.

View as a Web Page Taking Measure Blog How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters In honor of National Engineers Week this week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day tomorrow, Taking Measure asked NIST research engineer Jazalyn Dukes to tell us what inspired her career and to give some advice to girls considering a career in structural and civil engineering. Growing up on the East Coast in Chesapeake, Virginia, I was surrounded by bodies of water. That meant crossing many bridges and even bridge-tunnels to get most places. I was fascinated by how bridges and tunnels could take you over and under water to get you where you needed to go. Read More IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NIST's Investigations of Structural Disasters: What We Do and Why They Can Take Years to Complete March 23, 2022 NIST's director of Disaster and Failure Studies explains how this work often leads directly to changes in codes and standards that can help save lives. Read More

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