Pink satin pointe shoes. Not the first thing you think of when you think engineer? My older sister, Grace Young, graduated last year from MIT as a mechanical and ocean engineer. She is now a Marshall Scholar studying to get her PhD at Oxford University. To me, she epitomizes the idea of being an engineer. For years, my sister was planning to be a professional ballerina, and dance was a huge part of her life. When she reached high school, she found another love: engineering.