For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. “I would come back and say, ‘Oh, I think this teacher thinks this about me,’” Sivels recalled. “And they were like, ‘OK, and what does that change about your work? “We’re trying to make that easier.”MORE: Tech Time with Andrew Humphrey

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. Sivels is a nuclear engineer and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. The university was considered the top nuclear engineering program in the United States. “It was the best for nuclear at the time, so when I got admitted, I thought ‘Man, another door has opened!’” Sivels recalled.

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. Sivels is a nuclear engineer and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. The university was considered the top nuclear engineering program in the United States. “I would come back and say, ‘Oh, I think this teacher thinks this about me,’” Sivels recalled.