Lillian Schwartz points the way in CG field
February 19, 2010 | Arts/Media, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
This 1976 documentary about Lillian Schwartz, Computer Graphics (CG) artist, features excerpts from several of her films.
Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei of NCSU invents stronger metal foam
February 1, 2010 | Construction, Engineering, Iran, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
New research by Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei of North Carolina State University, has revealed the strongest metal foam ever. It can compress up to 80% of its original size under loading and still retain its original shape. Read more about Rabiei’s program here. View the video.
Chien Shiung Wu a great Chinese-American Physicist
November 12, 2009 | China, Physics, Science, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Chien Shiung Wu was a Chinese-born American physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. Her nicknames included the ‘First Lady of Physics,’ ‘Chinese Marie Curie,’ and ‘Madame Wu.’ She died after her second stroke on February 16, 1997.
Chien Shiung Wu - 1st Lady of Physics - The top video clips of the week are here
OSU’s Margaret Burnett studies software and gender at Microsoft
June 29, 2009 | Business, Software, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Meet Dr. Margaret Burnett, a Professor of Computer Science at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. She is exploring hypotheses correlating and differentiating (or unifying) both the design and usage patterns of software by gender. Dr. Burnett has spent the last three months as a visiting researcher at Microsoft [...]
The Naisosian Project
June 23, 2009 | Africa, Business, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
This short documentary is from Oregon State University’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) group. They worked with The Naisosian Project, an organization based out of Arusha, Tanzania focusing on giving women skills and tools to succeed.
Diane Broad discusses sustainable energy
June 9, 2009 | Engineering, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by KenWestfall |
In this interview with Diane Broad, Senior Consultant with Ecofys US, she talks about her work with sustainable energy sources and her work integrating them into the power grid, her path to her current position, friends and mentors’ influences on her life, and even a little about her passions.
Filmed and edited by Ken Westfall.
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Chris Wallace Women in Engineering Presentation
June 2, 2009 | Arts/Media | Comments (0) | by KenWestfall |
Chris Wallace made this presentation at the OSU Women’s Center on April 7, 2009. Filmed and edited by Ken Westfall.
Carol Ann Duffy first female Poet Laureate
May 1, 2009 | Arts/Media, Great Britain | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Carol Ann Duffy has been named as the new Poet Laureate, the first woman to be appointed in the 341-year history of the post. Read more at BBC News.
Geneticist Sarah Tishkoff discusses the Human Genetic Diversity
May 1, 2009 | Africa, Genetics, Health, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Interview with geneticist Sarah Tishkoff on Human Genetic Diversity (Includes Captions)
May 13, 2008. Quicktime .mov file, 17.2 MB. Read more about Dr. Tishkoff.
Dr Manuela Veloso builds robots to play soccer
April 24, 2009 | Engineering, Portugual, Robotics, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Dr. Manuela Veloso of Carnegie Mellon University explains the concepts behind one of her RoboCup team entries. See more videos about Veoso’s work in Robotics.