Uma Chowdhry
“I had the courage to dream the impossible.” – Uma Chowdhry
Interfacial Sciences and Electrochemistry
“I had the courage to dream the impossible.” – Uma Chowdhry
The first woman to earn a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT, the first woman member of AIChE, the first female AIChE Fellow, and the first woman to receive AIChE's Founders Award.
The first known Native American engineer and notable engineer in the field of aerospace design.
“Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge” – Sally Ride
“When a person can be their authentic self at work, I strongly believe that they will do more brilliant, creative science.” – Jane Rigby
“All my life, I have maintained that the prejudice of the world can learn to live together in peace if they are not brought up in prejudice.” – Sara Josephine Baker
“If you want to change the future, start living as if you’re already there.” – Lynn Conway
“Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.” – Florence Nightingale
“I never truly thought of being the first or second someone, or being a small-town girl. This is just something I wanted to do. If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?” – Kalpana Chawla
“In all my travels I’ve never been attacked by a wild animal, lost my way or caught a disease… I don’t think there’s any place in the world where a woman can’t venture.” – Ynés Mexía