Anna Prakash-Ashton

Anna Prakash-Ashton is an engineer by profession in Chandler, Arizona. She is the winner of the prestigious Society of Women Engineers (SWE) “Prism” award, for her contributions to technology and STEM advocacy for girls, young women, the underrepresented, and the under-served children. In 2016, along with her daughter Elaina, she co-founded a non-profit, Education Empowers Inc. to promote STEM & robotics education. Anna has several technical publications and patents covering sensors, displays, opto-electronics, and semiconductor packaging materials & processes. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and traveling to new places with her family.