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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 3 – Sarina Peterson and Brianna Rapini, co-creators of the YouTube channel, The Amoeba Sisters
Interview with Sarina Peterson and Briana Rapini, co-creators of the YouTube channel, The Amoeba Sisters.
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Women In STEM Podcast Episode 1 – Katie McGill, Physics PhD Candidate & Creator of The Physics Factor
Interview with Katie McGill, Physics PhD Candidate at Cornell University and Creator of the YouTube Channel, The Physics Factor.
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2020 Girls — Introducing Girls to the Thrills of Science, Design, Engineering & Tech
There is no doubt that there is a need for professionals in the STEM fields in this country, especially women. ITEC in Lansing, in partnership with MCWT, is jump-starting girls’ interest in STEM with their 2020 Girls program, launched just this year. About 100 middle school girls are participating in programming, engineering and design activities…
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Women in Tech, Laura Eagin, WordPress Developer & Teacher
Laura Eagin is a teacher and co-organizer of Girl Develop It Detroit, a non-profit organization that brings affordable hands-on instruction to students eager to learn web development skills. By day she works as a freelance web developer and web designer for a dozen small businesses ranging from retail to real estate, tech startups, and non-profit…
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Women in Tech, Interview with Deborah Wheeler, Chief Information Security Officer at Ally Financial
Deborah Wheeler is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Ally Financial. She’s in charge of establishing policy and programs to support the security of electronic customer and company information. The most difficult part of her job, but also the most rewarding, is educating employees and customers on information security and privacy — a challenge…
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Women in Engineering, Interview with Genemala Haobijam, Senior Development Manager at Samsung Research Institute Noida
Dr. Genemala Haobijam is currently working as Senior Development Manager at Samsung Research Institue Noida. She holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, a M.Tech. degree in Microelectronics and VLSI Design and a B.E. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Her career journey in Engineering has been challenging. She was born and brought up…
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Women in Engineering: What Classes to Take in High School?
I recently was on a panel for engineering at my high school’s career day. It was fun to share what engineering is with fairly large groups of students, including a good balance of ladies. One of the most commonly asked questions was what classes to take in high school. I was lucky enough to be…
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The Engineer Who Hated Math
As an engineer, I had what most would consider a ridiculous amount of math in college. Here’s the thing — I hated every math class I ever had, except maybe high school algebra. Why? I found them fairly boring and disconnected with the real world (especially proofs). Obviously math is very important to engineering, and…
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Women in Science: Interview with Laura Douglass, President & CEO, Next Generation Clinical Research
Laura Douglass started out as an ICU/surgical nurse and moved into drug research, becoming a Clinical Director of a major life science company. She eventually went on to found and lead 2 banks dedicated to funding science research and is on numerous boards, as well as volunteering on a community medical team. She shares how…
