About

Central Texas Discover Engineering’s (CTDE) mission is to excite Central Texas K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through in-class, hands-on engineering activities and collaborative, volunteer-driven initiatives of the engineering and education communities.

CTDE is a 501(c)3 non-profit that reaches over 14,000 K-12 students annually. CTDE is affiliated with DiscoverE (formerly the National Engineers Week Foundation), an international organization uniting, mobilizing, and supporting the engineering and technology volunteer communities.

Engineers like you:

• Visit an area elementary, middle and/or high school classroom or set of classrooms
• Introduce and facilitate a hands-on activity and give students the opportunity to experience the engineering design process
• Discuss your job and share a “day in the life of an engineer”
• Discuss the reasons you chose engineering as a major and career, your career path, and your struggles along the way
• Get connected to additional volunteer opportunities to judge science fairs, help at science/STEM nights at local schools, help with hands-on activities at area libraries, speak to STEM clubs or robotics teams, and more

Governance:

Officers

• President: Walter Romanko, 3M
• Vice President:  Sreekanth Akarapu, 3M
• Secretary: John Purvis
• Treasurer:  Dustin Goss, Pape-Dawson Engineers

Steering Committee Members

• Linda Barlow, HVJ / American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Tricia Berry, UT Austin Women in Engineering Program/Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP)
• Warren Gill, Amazon Web Services
• Sharon Hamilton, Atlas Design Services
• Cindy Hesse, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) – Austin
• Katie Kizziar, The University of Texas at Austin, McDonald Observatory
• Rick McMaster, Retired IBM
• Hope Scallan, Georgetown ISD
• Zarella Rendon, IBM
• Hanh Thai, City of Austin

Interested in joining us?