Texas State University hosts Women of Welding camp

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 Texas State University’s Department of Agricultural Sciences hosted its first Women of Welding Camp July 18-22, 2022. The camp was open to high school females going into their sophomore, junior, or senior year and interested in a career in the welding industry.

The students learned about bills of materials, blueprints, and metal processing and participated in numerous lecture and hands-on classes, including oxyacetylene, GMAW, SMAW, and FCAW. They also attended presentations by several industry experts, including Diane Nielsen, Voestalpine Bohler Welding USA; Stephanie Hajducek, a design lead/project engineer for The Chemours Co. and founder of This One’s for the Gals organization; Heather Roussere, lead instructor at Arclabs welding school; Brooke Williams, CWI, a welder, welding educator, and business owner; Stephanie Hoffman, owner of UnderGround Metal Works; and Courtney Noppe, CFO for R&N Mfg.

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