Yes, We Do STEM

Saturday January 5, 2019

Do little girls grow up and do science? Yes they do!
On Saturday, January 5th, Marie Carroll of the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena will be at our AAUW meeting to tell us all about women and science. Marie is a Configuration Manager who calls herself “the ultimate party planner”. She coordinates all of the STEM engineering areas to make sure that JPL’s “space-y” things get off the ground, and that they are working correctly, within budget, and on-time.
Marie is a local girl who went to St. Joseph’s High School (Go Jesters!) and then on to Whittier College for her undergraduate degree. She continued her education locally, obtaining her masters degree at CSU Fullerton. She will let us know how she ended up with this interesting “arrangements” position.
The American Association of University Women supports promoting and strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, especially for girls and underrepresented populations.
Did you know that the AAUW Fund offers a Research Publication Grant in Engineering, Medicine, and Science? Funding awards of $10,000–$35,000 are given to successful applicants who are conducting basic research in engineering, medicine, or the physical or biological sciences and who have a doctorate degree in one of those fields. The grantee is required to publish their research in a scholarly publication and be listed as a primary author.
Come join us for the program and be prepared! Pat Ferrer will be conducting our annual “ask” to help raise fund for Tech Trek campers for the upcoming year. And if that isn’t inspiration enough, Tobi Balma will explain how “you too” could participate at Tech Trek Camp this summer, either as a Dorm Mom or Instructor.

At Tech Trek, girls are immersed in a world that empowers and encourages them to think about themselves as future scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and computer specialists.