Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2010

April 29 - May 1, 2010

Meet dynamic women who love their careers in science and engineering! Hear them describe their work and experiences in fields ranging from archaeology and astrophysics to marine biology and weather forecasting. Then, try out exciting experiments in related fields at our Technology Tables.

Schedule:

Thursday, April 29

Randi Rotjan, marine biologist 10:30 a.m.

Mary Anito, engineer 11:30 a.m.

Veronika Testa, research subject advocate 12:30 p.m.

Technology Tables: Discover sea monsters, meet NASA's personal exploration rover, learn about nanotechnology through super soakers, make music with a solar panel, and examine human medical devices.

Friday, April 30

Claire Benard, neurobiology professor 10:30 a.m.

Anna Mracek Dietrich, aerospace engineer and pilot 11:00 a.m.

Emily Brown, genetic counselor 11:30 a.m.

Amanda Yarnell, chemist and science writer 12:30 p.m.

Technology Tables: Make crazy slime, explore the inside of a computer hard drive, get personal with C. elegans worms, and decide if you have reached digital information overload!

Saturday, May 1

Elizabeth Newman, archaeologist 10:30 a.m.

Rebecca Kramer, engineering graduate student 11:00 a.m.

Janice Vatland, patent attorney 11:30 a.m.

Adrienne Dolberry, microbiology professor 12:30 p.m.

Technology Tables: Create chromatography butterflies, pipe cleaner neurons, and paper buckyballs, play with memory wire, surf radio waves, find out how the ocean affects our climate, and experiment with yeast.

Pictured at right: Ellen Berkland, city archaeologist of Boston.

Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2010

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Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2010

Schedules

Remaining seats appear in parenthesis after event time.

April 29, 2010: 9:00 a.m.
April 30, 2010: 9:00 a.m.
May 1, 2010: 10:00 a.m.

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Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2010

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