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Celebrating Women in Science & Engineering
Grant Program 2006-07 Awardees

Unit/Group P.I. Award Visitors
Astronomy Linda Sparke $2000 towards one workshop presenter Nancy Houfek, Ph.D., Head of Voice and Speech, Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, Harvard University presents:
"Voice and Acting Techniques for Teachers," September 18-19, 2006
Biomedical Engineering Elizabeth Felton $1500 toward the "Distinguished Women in Neural Engineering Seminar Series" (three speakers) Vivian Mushahwar, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
November 27, 2006 ; 12 noon
Tong Auditorium, 1003 ECB
Chemistry - Physical Chemistry Division Monika Ivancic
$600 towards one speaker Linda K. Nicholson, PhD, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Genetics - Evolution Initiative Allison Weber $1500 towards three speakers Joan Strassman, PhD, Professor and Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
March 14-15

Elizabeth Arnold, PhD, Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of Arizona
March 21-22
Mathematics Christine Lien $1000 towards one speaker Karen Uhlenbeck, PhD, Professor and Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin
April 27
Physics - Phenomenology Institute Anupama Atre $2000 towards a "Women in Theoretical Particle Physics" lecture series
(four speakers)
Sally Dawson, PhD, Chair of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Adjunct Professor, C.N. Yang Institute for Theorectical Physics, SUNY-Stony Brook
October 25

Elizabeth Simmons, PhD, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, and Director, Lyman Briggs School of Science, Michigan State University
November 10

Lynn Orr, PhD, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
November 17

Marcela Carena, PhD, Professor , Theoretical Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)
November 29
Society of Women Engineers Alice Pawley $1626 towards one speaker and an exhibit on the history of women in engineering "Petticoats and Sliderules: SWE, A History of Women Engineers"

Amy Bix, PhD., History of Technology and Science Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
October 26, 2006
Statistics Richard Johnson $1000 towards two speaker Susan Murray, Sc.D., Assoc. Prof of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health
October 8, 2006

Bin Yu, Ph.D., Professior, Statistics, University of California, Berkeley
April 25, 2007

 

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