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  • Caroline Mach, forester, lying on a bed of dried leaves near a tree.

    Women in STEM Episode 38 – Caroline Mach, Retired Forester

    Caroline Mach graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of Toronto in 1993.The following year she was hired for a contract forest management planning position at the County of Dufferin. The contract became a permanent full-time position managing the Dufferin County Forest, a position that Caroline held until her retirement in the summer of 2024. During that time, she was responsible for all aspects of the management of the forest, environmental, economic, and social.

    November 25, 2024
    Science Paragons, STEM Careers, Women In STEM podcast
  • Women in STEM Episode 32 – Heather Shenkman, Interventional Cardiologist

    Interview with Heather Shenkman MD, FACC who is an interventional cardiologist in practice in Tarzana, California. She is author of “The Vegan Heart Doctor’s Guide to Reversing Heart Disease, Losing Weight, and Reclaiming Your Life”. While Dr. Shenkman is skilled at performing invasive procedures to open blocked arteries of the heart, she is a strong advocate for a healthy lifestyle, including plant-based eating and regular exercise. She is also an avid athlete, having completed two Ironman triathlons and over 100 endurance events including triathlons, century cycling events, swim meets, and marathons. She is the mother of 4 year-old Ava.

    January 2, 2024
    Lady Paragons, Science Paragons, STEM Careers
  • Women in STEM Episode 31 – Wendy Shimata, VP of Autonomous Systems at Varda Space Industries

    Interview with Wendy Shimata, who is currently the Vice President of Autonomous Systems at Varda Space Industries, a small space start-up in Los Angeles focused on in-space manufacturing and commercial reentry. She’s responsible for the technical growth and development of the GNC, software and mission operation teams in an effort towards moving towards autonomous systems architectures and execution. Prior to Varda, she was at SpaceX for 7 years working software on crewed spaceflight programs, and Boeing Satellite Systems working in GNC. In her spare time, she loves exploring new coffee and korean barbeque joints in LA and spending time with her three year old daughter.

    November 21, 2023
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  • Women in STEM Episode 27 – Meghann Hallock, Lead Physician Assistant, TeamHealth LongHorn Group

    Interview with Meghann Hallock, Lead Physician Assistant at TeamHealth LongHorn Group. Currently, she is the Lead APC at St. David’s South Austin & Bastrop Emergency Departments, where she was recently nominated for APC of the year. She has a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies and a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Professions with a Minor in Aging and Adult Life, both from Grand Valley State University. Her Master’s Research Thesis was on “The Timeliness of Antibiotic Administration in Neutropenic Patients at Risk for Sepsis”.

    August 2, 2023
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  • photo of Marie Adams

    Women in STEM Episode 26 – Marie Adams, Director of Genomics Core, Van Andel Institute

    Interview with Marie Adams who is the Director of Genomics Core at Van Andel Institute and an expert in the latest next-generation sequencing techniques. Marie earned a M.S. in genetics from Iowa State University and also serves as president (2023-2024) of the Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities (ABRF).

    July 10, 2023
    Science Paragons, STEM Careers, Women In STEM podcast
  • photo of Didem Sarikaya

    Women in STEM Podcast Episode 21 – Didem Sarikaya, Developmental and Evolutionary Biologist

    Interview with Didem Sarikaya, Developmental and Evolutionary Biologist, soon to be Harvard PhD, also an artist. Didem is interested in understanding how animals grown. She combines tools in developmental genetics, comparative evo-devo, and fieldwork in fruit flies (Drosophila) to investigate how animals make organs of different sizes.

    January 27, 2015
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  • photo of Melanie Stegman

    Women in STEM Podcast Episode 18 – Melanie Stegman, Biochemist, Founder of Molecular Jig Games

    Interview with Melanie Stegman, Biochemistry PhD & Founder of Molecular Jig Games. Melanie Stegman, Ph.D., Founder and Creative Director of Molecular Jig Games is convinced that cellular biology is the greatest fantasy world ever and that biochemistry is an inherently fun puzzle. Molecular Jig makes games to teach the average human how cells work.

    January 6, 2015
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  • photo of Pinshane Huang

    Women in STEM Podcast Episode 13 – Pinshane Huang, Materials Research Scientist, Applied Physicist

    Interview with Pinshane Huang, who has a phd in applied physics and is a postdoc at Columbia University in the Materials Research Science & Engineering Center. She is a photographer for tiny things.

    October 28, 2014
    Science Paragons, STEM Careers, Women In STEM podcast
  • photo of Alison Criscitiello

    Women in STEM Podcast Episode 12 – Alison Criscitiello, Glaciologist

    Interview with Alison Criscitiello, a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary, as a glaciologist studying ice core chemistry.

    October 21, 2014
    Science Paragons, STEM Careers, Women In STEM podcast
  • photo of Amanda Liesch

    Women in STEM Podcast Episode 11 – Amanda Liesch, Soil Physics PhD Student

    Interview with Amanda Liesch, Master Hole Digger, Queen of Soils and a Soil Physics PhD Student at North Carolina State University.

    October 7, 2014
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