This DCU electronics student is the first female to win this scholarship to America

A high-flying engineering student is blazing a trail across the Atlantic after being awarded a prestigious €50,000 scholarship to America.

Dublin City University (DCU) student Tessa Ronan has been awarded the 2016 Pat McMahon Master-level scholarship to work at the USA headquarters of the Cork-based Cypress SemiConductor and study at San Jose State University.

Ms Ronan is the first female recipient to receive this scholarship.