Interfacial Sciences and Electrochemistry
“Make the environment work for you not against you. Never leave up to willpower and self-discipline what you can do with the environment.” Temple Grandin was born in 1947 in Boston, MA. At the age of 2, Grandin was diagnosed with “brain damage” and recommended to be institutionalized. Fortunately, her family had the resources to …
“When I was injured, I didn’t go through denial, depression. I just thought, ‘I must go back to work.’” Sang-Mook Lee is a was born on Oct. 18, 1962 in Seoul, South Korea and is a marine geophysics professor at Seoul National University. Lee obtained his B.S. in Oceanography at Seoul National University and his …
“I have always thought that it’s not so much that I am ‘out’ about being gay, but more that I have never had any desire to pretend otherwise.” Tom Welton is an openly gay scientist and the 1st professor of sustainable chemistry. Welton first became interested in chemistry during his A-level courses and credits his …
“[They] said: ‘You’re dead wrong.’ But I still pursued my concept.“ Dr. Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita was born in Sonemura, Japan on Oct. 23, 1920. As a teenager, Fujita became fascinated with storms, and pursued a career in science. Fujita obtained a B.S. from Meiji College in 1943 and D.Sc. from Tokyo University in 1950 studying …
“I believe in the future of AI changing the world. The question is: Who is changing AI? It is really important to bring diverse groups of students and future leaders into the development of AI.” Fei-Fei Li was born in Beijing, China in 1976 and immigrated to Parsippany, NJ in 1991. She attended Princeton and …
“…it is shameful that there are so few women in science… In China there are many, many women in physics. There is a misconception in America that women scientists are all dowdy spinsters. This is the fault of men. In Chinese society, a woman is valued for what she is, and men encourage her to …
“There is no demand for women engineers . . . but there’s always demand for anyone who can do a good piece of work.” Edith Clarke was born in Howard County, MD on Feb. 10th, 1883. Orphaned as a kid, she used an inheritance to study math and astronomy at Vassar College. Clarke worked as …
A pioneer of modern food sanitation and food refrigeration. Mary Pennington was born in Nashville, TN on Oct. 8th, 1872 and raised in Philadelphia, PA where she would eventually attend University. Pennington was first introduced to chemistry at 12 yr old through her local library and visits to Penn. She eventually studied Chemistry at Penn …
“Always doing things just right, to set an example for others who were coming behind me, especially women.” Gladys West was born on Oct. 27, 1930 in Sutherland, VA to a rural farming family. Facing financial and racial barriers, West needed to walk 3 miles to a one room schoolhouse as a kid, but quickly …
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