Shifting into high gear: F1 in schools program fosters STEM interest [pipelining: Attractive programs for women]

Abstract

Georgia high schoolers Anna Awald, Kelly Fitzgerald, Claire McCoy, and Sabine Saldanha are taking off?fast! In the past two years, they have blown away their competition at various challenges, traveled the globe, and built a race car that won them the honor of fourth fastest car in the world, all thanks to the F1 in Schools program. © 2007-2011 IEEE.