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BEYOND THE 11th february
Women, making up half the global population, are still notably underrepresented in science and engineering, the gap becomes even more pronounced in the specialized field of HPC. This isn’t just about numbers—it’s about missing out on diverse insights, innovative ideas, and potential breakthroughs that can only arise from a fully inclusive scientific community.
While the DT-GEO Equality Committee can’t rectify this disparity, we wanted to make something different for the last International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We invited our DT-GEO partners to spotlight women in science deserving of recognition, aiming to celebrate their critical contributions throughout the year, not just for a day on the year. This initiative has since grown beyond our project’s scope.
Now, we invite you to explore these stories and join us in celebrating the vital role of women in science.
13 Participants
13 Stories
13 Women
A TRIBUTE
NAMING THE WOMEN BEHIND THE WORK
MARIA ANA BAPTISTA
NOMINATED BY JOHN BERENS
"I would like to NOMINATE Maria Ana Baptista, Universidade de Lisboa.
She is an inspiration for the tsunami community. She has served as Chair of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the North-East Atlantic, Mediterranean and connected seas Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (NEAMTWS), has lead EU projects, has advanced the science by important contributions and has been a loyal, committed, reliable, and driving member of the community.
Not only is she a scientific leader, but she also supports colleagues unselfishly, in particular early career scientists, and is very inclusive."
CECILIA SANTORO
NOMINATED BY Daniele lezzi
I would like to bring the story of Cecilia Santoro (my mother).
She's a retired full professor of geography in Italy with a vast research work on the impact of the human interventions on the territory, both from the economic side and on the land utilization. She's been president of the Italian Geographic Society in the 90s, and always struggled to position herself in the leading roles of the university system.
One of the aspects worth noting in her trajectory is the objective to transmit her knowledge and methodology to her students and young people in general, being me and my sisters the first obvious receivers of such commitment;
I remember the organization of many trips for the students as for example the Etna and Vesuvio volcanoes study journeys attended by many students and researchers of her team.
I think that she somehow transmitted to me her passion for the applied research and the she has demonstrated to be a pioneer woman (in the last century above all) in her field.
CARRIE NUGENT
NOMINATED BY BARBARA FONTAL
While not related to the HPC world or THIS PROJECT, I always recommend the work of Carrie Nugent, a professor at DUBlin College and a science communicator. Her research focuses on asteroid detection: she uses techniques, such as machine learning, to discover asteroids in large datasets. Her outreach work helps bring science closer to us and, ALSO IMPORTANT, consistently highlights the challenges women face in the scientific community.
NANNA MIK-MEYER
NOMINATED BY SARAH GUTIERRES
Please read Nanna Mik-Meyer, a professor at Copenhagen Business School, is notable for her work on labor in science and research, providing insight into how gender serves as a tool for analysis.
ELLEN WOHL
NOMINATED BY Alex
For both her groundbreaking research and her unique approach to teaching science, I'm nominating Ellen Wohl, a Professor of Geology at Colorado State University. She's a river scientist who delves into the physical processes and forms of rivers and explores how they interact with biotic communities, biogeochemistry, and human societies.
CLAUDIA ALEXANDER
NOMINATED BY VALENTIN
Claudia Alexander stands as a towering figure for her remarkable contributions to geophysics and planetary science. she broke barriers and paved the way for future generations, embodying the spirit of determination and excellence in her groundbreaking research.
DELPHINE GARDEY
NOMINATED BY STELLA THOMAS
Big thanks to Delphine Gardey, a professor of contemporary history at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and the director of the Institute of Gender Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Coming from a strictly humanities background, it was through her classes and work that I got to grasp how to apply the scientific method in sociology research. Learning how to pinpoint a social issue to tackle, formulate a research question, and understand the level of analysis and theoretical approach were game-changers for me.
ALBA MORENO
NOMINATED BY LAURA GARCÍA
Alba Moreno – she's this awesome physicist who's MAKING A DIFFERENCE with her science channel. She has a very interesting resEarch career going on, but Alba shows us how important it is to bring those tough science ideas down to earth.
FEDERICA MIGLIACCIO
NOMINATED BY LAURA GARCÍA
I'm nominating Federica Migliaccio, a Full Professor of Geodesy and Geomatics at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. I’m a researcher in satellite geodesy. She works on determining Earth's gravity field models from satellite data and proposing innovative quantum gravimetry missions.
INMACULADA SÁNCHEZ
NOMINATED BY VARVARA VEDIA
I'd like to acknowledge the work of Inmaculada Sánchez Alarcón, who WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO spark curiosity for research and knowledge. Inmaculada was a Professor of Journalism specializing in documentary film at the University of Málaga. She taught how to incorporate critical thinking and analytical methodologies, covering both gender and scientific method, into discourse analysis. Her career was deeply intertwined with the study of the arts, emphasizing the value of oral traditions such as songs and folk music. Now, I'M immersed in a more scientific world that sometimes undervalues art, narratives, and even the ethics of aesthetics, SO I often reflect on how, thanks to educators like her, the humanities have been able to adopt scientific tools for analysis.
INGE LEHMANN
NOMINATED BY ANONYMOUS
Inge Lehmann is a name that resonates through the halls of academia, often mentioned in passing yet embodying a legacy that demands our recognition. As a pioneer in her field, her contributions have laid the groundwork for much of today's geophysical research, marking her as a true icon to many.
IRINA ARTEMIEVA
NOMINATED BY ANONYMOUS
I think it's worth giving a shout-out to Irina Artemieva, who's a Professor of Geophysics at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany.
She's just been named President of the European Geosciences Union, and her work is all about digging into the structure of the Earth's lithosphere. She covers everything from the ancient Earth right up to modern-day tectonics, back-arc basins, and the oceanic lithosphere. Definitely SOMETHING.
KATHRYN WHALER
NOMINATED BY ANNA TOM
Kathryn Whaler, a geophysics professor at the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences. She's well-known for her deep knowledge and expertise and her work has been a big deal for understanding Earth's geophysical phenomena and she's also a huge inspiration for up-and-coming scientists.
THANKS!
Your contributions have made it possible to honor the legacy of women in science and to inspire others to follow in their footsteps.
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