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The writing engineer:
Combining words and
technical expertise to further
the field of engineering

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Erin Winick

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science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) degree can be the
perfect start to a career not
as a university researcher

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or industry engineer, but as a writer.
While it might be a stereotype that
engineers tend to be bad writers, I
was determined to break this mold.
Throughout college, while studying
for my mechanical engineering
degree, I found many people who did
fit this mold. Lab mates happily

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passed writing duties off to me for lab
reports, and I had to twist the arms of
friends to write award applications.
I was happy to take on these
tasks, but it also showed me a gap
that currently exists in much of the
engineering field. There is a lack of
public awareness of what the job of

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