Alexis McKittrick Named Emerging Leader by SWE

ChBE alumna Alexis McKittrick (PhD 2005) recently won a Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Emerging Leader Award in recognition of her STEM achievements and community contributions.

According to SWE, McKittrick is recognized “for demonstrating technical expertise and insight in shaping science policy; for consistent leadership and technical excellence across varied research environments and scientific topics; and for leadership in cultivating an inclusive environment.”

Throughout her career, McKittrick has had success at diving into new research areas and conducting analysis across disciplines in a wide range of research environments -- from industry to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and then the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), one of

three Federally Funded Research and Development centers operated by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA).

In March 2020, she became Program Manager, Geothermal Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

“I’m really proud of the range of research environments I’ve been able to thrive in. My time at Tech taught me how to digest new information quickly and learn on the fly effectively as well as communicate science and technology to a wide range of audiences.”