Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Science & Engineering

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

This page contains books, videos, journal articles, theses/dissertation, and other resources useful on topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion within mechanical and aerospace engineering. Most resources will require Ohio State user access. Please visit other disciplines or items for specific underrepresented groups on other pages, found to the left.

• Persistence in Aerospace Engineering: Why Students Choose and Leave Aerospace Engineering   2019
• Exploring the Advancement of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Executive Management Positions in the Aerospace Industry: Strategies Identified by Women That Enable Success 2017
• The social context of the aeronautical education experience of African-American civilian, commercial, and military pilots      2016
• Barriers to career advancement: Asian Americans in the U.S. aerospace industry    2016
• The effect of generation on retention of women engineers in aerospace and industry   2016
• An analysis of the effect of STEM initiatives on socially responsible diversity management in the US aerospace and defense industry   2014
• Factors Influencing Advancement of Women Senior Leaders in Aerospace Companies   2012
• Engineering A Place for Women: A Study of How Departmental Climate Influences the Career Satisfaction of Female Mechanical Engineering Faculty Members   2012
• Assessing and evaluating mentorship programs affecting students retention at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in mechanical engineering    2011

Interviews of African American Scientists (HistoryMakers):

Aeronautical Engineer

• Wanda Austin

Aerospace Engineer

• Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, Jr.
• Christine Darden
• Wesley Harris
• Renaldo M. Jensen
• Darryll Pines
• Woodrow Whitlow, Jr.

Mechanical Engineer

• Gwendolyn E. Boyd
• Robert Sherwood Dorsey
• James Hubbard, Jr.
• Marshall Jones
• Lucius Walker

Other Library Videos:

• Automotive (Career Options for Women) 

• Aviation (Career Options for Women) 

• Robotics and automation (Career Options for Women)