Edmonds-based 3805 Atomic Robotics is co-hosting a virtual Women in STEM Workshop from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10.
Guest speakers include:
-Whitney Thomas, Merchant Marine Engineer
-Andrea Araiza, principal systems design engineer at TerraPower LLC
-Alexia Fischer, lead mechinaical eningeer at Spacelabs Health Care.
The speakers will discuss their jobs, experiences in STEM, and answer any questions attendees have. The workshop is designed for middle and high school students but all are welcome.
You can register using the QR code in the attached graphic or via this link.
I love seeing women in STEM. This is an interesting read:
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/women-in-science
Ultimately it starts with Legos and doing STEM on your own when no one is looking.
I’ve hired STEM people (programmers/engineers) and my favorite question to ask is “What projects are you working on in your spare time?” Saying this anecdotally, oft times the female job applicants don’t tinker with STEM in their spare time whereas the males usually do. I do not know why I’ve seen that pattern or what it’s implicatiin are, so this really is a question.
I’d like to see more men teachers, more men in Healthcare.
If you would like to do a raffle among your virtual attendees, I would like to donate a Circuit Playground Express for a prize. The donation is used, but not damaged. To date, it has been used as a “sorting hat” (Harry Potter series), and as a sound alarm. It has a number of cool sensors, and programming can be from “drag and drop” to C.
Please contact me if you are interested.
Thanks for the offer, Lora. I will forward to the organizer who sent me this information.