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Women in STEM: Connect

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology’s Women in STEM event will
serve as a conduit to bring different Women in STEM groups together, and do
what C2ST does so well, serve as a liaison and resource for the scientific
community, and make connections between various constituent groups within
this community.

The evening will feature a lively Q&A, followed by networking. We welcome
everyone, from women just contemplating a future in a science-related field
to career veterans, and all those in between. Men are also welcome to
attend!

The event will feature a panel of women from various fields, at different
points on their career arc, discussing what it means to be a woman in STEM.
They include:

*Emily Graslie*, host of the Brain Scoop and the Field Museum’s Chief
Curiosity Correspondent. Ms. Graslie’s You Tube channel, the Brain Scoop,
has been live since January 2013, and has over a quarter of a million
subscribers. One of her most popular posts, on issues she--and many other
women in STEM have faced--had close to one million hits. Graslie reaches a
diverse demographic, and has a devout following of girls and women under
30.Graslie will lead the panel discussion.

*Ann Schlenker*, Director of the Center for Transportation Research at
Argonne National Laboratory. Schlenker leads a team of scientists and
engineers conducting research and developing technologies with the goal of
reducing the transportation sector’s reliance on petroleum and imported
oil. She also oversees the Department of Energy’s Advanced Vehicle
Technology Competitions for education of the next generation of automotive
engineers.  Schlenker spent over 30 years at Chrysler Engineering before
joining Argonne in 2008, working her way up to Director of Advanced Vehicle
Engineering and Alliances at the automotive giant.

*Carolyn Phillips*, an Aneesur Rahman Fellow in the Mathematics and
Computer Sciences division at Argonne National Lab, Carolyn is a Navy
veteran and a mathematician who has done some fascinating work with
space-filling models for materials that have implications in protein
biochemistry, nanomedicine and electronics. Phillips has already been
active in her outreach efforts, speaking to elementary-school girls about
her work.

*Onome Alabi*, Program Director for Girls 4 Science. Girls 4 Science is an
award-winning not-for-profit dedicated to exposing girls in Chicago ages
10- to18- years- old to science, technology, engineering and math. The
group is focused on developing skills, self-esteem, awareness and
relationships to help girls overcome barriers that may prevent them from
achieving greater success in these fields. Alabi has 16 years of teaching
experience in public schools, and currently teaches high school forensic
science.

Other panelists will be announced shortly.

*DETAILS:*

*Wednesday, December 3, 2014*. Doors open 5 PM, panel discussion 6 PM,
networking 7 to 9 PM.

$10 for C2ST members and students, $15 all others.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS REQUIRED.

School of the Art Institute Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
60603.

For more information contact Andrea Poet at apoet at c2st.org or 312-567-5795.

SPONSORED BY Argonne National Laboratory, the School of the Art Institute,
and Motorola Solutions.

http://www.c2st.org/event/2014/12/women-stem-connect




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