The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) in partnership with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Chapter have come together to bring you its first ever all-day Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity. The symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2010 will allow women scientists, at the academic, industry and government levels, to better recognize the number and diversity of their counterparts; create a sense of solidarity, and; broaden the spectrum of opportunities for women in Chicagoland.
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) in partnership with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Chapter have come together to bring you its first ever all-day Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity. The symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2010 will allow women scientists, at the academic, industry and government levels, to better recognize the number and diversity of their counterparts; create a sense of solidarity, and; broaden the spectrum of opportunities for women in Chicagoland.
Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH, Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Chicago; Chief, Family Planning; Associate Dean for Diversity, Division of the Biological Sciences
Romila Singh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Lubar School of Business and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the Workplace, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Pauline Maki, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Director of Women’s Mental Health
Some scientists believe that the Higgs boson, a never-before-seen subatomic particle is the fundamental building block of the universe that gives mass to matter
