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Women in STEM Roundup – Week of March 3, 2014
Here’s the Women in STEM articles this week of March 3, 2014…
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Women in Science, Interview with Kimberly Kowal Arcand, Visualization Lead for NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory & Author
Kim Arcand is the Visualization Lead for NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, studying the perception and comprehension of science images by people of various degrees of expertise. She’s also co-authored a non-fiction book, “Your Ticket to the Universe: A Guide to Exploring the Cosmos” for Smithsonian Books which is aimed at attracting more novice science readers,…
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STEM Events for Week of March 3, 2014
STEM events for Women happening this week of March 3, 2014… Thursday, March 6 – Saturday, March 8 Central Surgical Association – Annual Meeting (Indianapolis, IN) Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9 Miami Breast Cancer Conference (Miami Beach, FL) Have a STEM event you’d like us to feature? Please submit it.
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Women in Tech, Interview with Sarah Frisk, Software Developer & Comic Artist
It doesn’t have to be all work and no play in the world of STEM. Sarah Frisk is a software developer by day and a comic artist by night. She shares her story about how she keeps up with both, how she became a software developer and advice for others interested in a similar career…
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Women in Science, Interview with Katie McGill, Physics PhD Candidate and Creator of the YouTube Channel, The Physics Factor
As cool as physics is, just like any graduate degree, it’s still quite a bit of work to get. Add in creating YouTube videos about the field you love, and what Katie McGill does is pretty amazing. Today she shares her story with us, not only about being a physics PhD candidate, but also about…
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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 Engineering, Interview with Brittany Young, Project Engineer
Brittany Young loved science from a young age, and is now a UMBC chemical engineering and chemistry major, as well as working as a Project Engineer and Technician at Key Technology, Inc. She has had the pleasure of working at APL, NASA and McCormick & Co. She’s also involved in STEM mentorship programs to promote…
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Examples of Women Technologists in Open Source Industry
It’s no secret that the tech industry has a shortage of females. But the ones that are there serve as good examples to others who may follow. The open source industry tends to even be even more masculine, but these women technologists can hopefully serve as great examples to others: The lack of women gives…
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Women in STEM Events for Week of February 10, 2014
STEM events for Women happening this week of February 10, 2014… Tuesday, February 11 Upward Bound Math/Science and Prospect Math Science Programs (Middleton, CT) Engineer Week Banquet (Knoxville, TN) Thursday, February 13 Communication Skills that Deliver Credibility and Success – 1/2 Day Workshop — WITI Boston (Boston, MA) Saturday, February 15 Be an Engineer Workshop…
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Women in Science, Interview with Renee Hlozek, Princeton University Cosmologist & TED Fellow
Renee Hlozek is a South African female cosmologist and TED Fellow living and working at Princeton University. She is passionate about getting young women and girls interested in science and being creative. She feels that we need to change the way we see women and girls and their ability to do science, to dream and…
