A scientist and an engineer being the change we want to see
ScienceWoman is a first-year assistant professor in -ology. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found here.
Alice Pawley is an assistant professor of engineering education at Purdue University. She blogs at the intersection of women's studies and engineering, a pretty empty space but with potential to grow. She wants to be a feminist-but-tenured professor when she grows up.
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December 30, 2007
Category: earning that PhD
Another from the archives (originally published February 6, 2006). Let it not be said that I don't respond to readers' comments. A few posts ago, I was moaning about my inability to read journal articles in an efficient and non-fattening...
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December 28, 2007
Category: earning that PhD
Here's a post from the archives (originally published February 20, 2006). Here's an email I recently received: Dear Science Woman, I am meeting with several of my committee members tomorrow to discuss my data. the data is not totally analyzed...
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December 26, 2007
Category: women in science
Here's my take on the top 10 women in science stories of 2007. It's highly biased toward blogospheric developments. Many thanks to skookumchick, Tara, Pat, and Karen for helping me compile items for inclusion on this list. 10. Microbiologist Rita...
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December 22, 2007
Brilliance as seen at Clastic Detritus... Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and everything else......
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Category: blogging
I think I've been tagged at least seven times for the meme where you are supposed to reveal seven unknown facts about yourself. But since I've been baring my soul on this blog for 2.5 years, I'm not sure I...
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December 20, 2007
Category: motherhood
Yesterday as I was leaving my office I gathered together materials so that I could work at home today. Being at work when no one else is around is kind of depressing, even though I know it's only because I...
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December 19, 2007
Category: blogging
I did this last year, and apparently it is to be another year-end tradition. Here are the first sentences to each month's first post. January - September will take you to the old site, but don't forget to come back...
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Category: women in science
I think my entry for this month's Scientiae carnival is going to be a top 10 list of women in science news from 2007. This seems like a perfect excuse to kill a few hours web browsing. But I know...
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December 18, 2007
Category: talking science
It is becoming an annual tradition to post my open letter to the Coca-Cola Corporation. Maybe one of these year's Coke will listen. Dear Coca-Cola Company, While I have been known to enjoy your products, and never those of your...
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December 17, 2007
Category: goal setting
Out the door - meaning one I just submitted a revised version of a paper. Yay! Too bad that doesn't actually mean anything for my CV. But maybe I'll get an acceptance before I have to turn in my CV...
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