Outstanding women in mechanical engineering

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-206

  Hoh, Yin Kiong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Mechanical engineering; Role models; Women

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TEACHING;

ROLE MODEL; WOMEN;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84887256761     PISSN: 03064190     EISSN: 20504586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7227/IJMEE.35.3.4     Document Type: Article

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