Women Role Models

Lillian Schwartz points the way in CG field

Pam Van Londen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:09:21 +0000

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

Pam Van Londen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:50:55 +0000

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

Pam Van Londen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:09:27 +0000

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

Digital artist Camille Utterback

Pam Van Londen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:24:07 +0000

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Digital artist Camille Utterback makes installations that combine cameras, projectors and custom software to create interactive, playful paintings. Utterback was named a MacArthur Fellow.

OSU’s Margaret Burnett studies software and gender at Microsoft

Pam Van Londen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:15:15 +0000

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 Research.
Dr Margerett Burnet studies gender and software

The Naisosian Project

Pam Van Londen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:50:35 +0000

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

KenWestfall — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:42:46 +0000

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.

Below are parts 1 and 2 of the interview.

Chris Wallace Women in Engineering Presentation

KenWestfall — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:08:27 +0000

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

Pam Van Londen — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:23:36 +0000

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

Pam Van Londen — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:19:34 +0000

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.