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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and we're going to discuss it March 14th-16th.
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March 31, 2008
Category: motherhood
First, note the time stamp on this post. I have just now succeeded in getting Minnow to sleep and have sat down with a cup of tea and tomorrow's lecture to prepare. It's going to be a long short night....
Posted by ScienceWoman at 10:06 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: mommy monday
As I head into each weekend, I start to think about possible topics for Mommy Monday. What will inspire me? What will my readers be interested in? What do I feel comfortable writing about? I debated a couple of topics...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 7:14 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 29, 2008
Category: environment
For Earth Hour, I had hoped we'd get a chance for a walk in the gloaming, but the day got away from us. My husband was just getting back from his run (alone) and I was just getting dinner started...
Posted by Alice at 11:03 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: motherhood
There is an occasional faint light at the end of the tunnel of the academic year, and with that light come a lot of planning for the summer. I'm trying not to place unrealistic productivity expectations on the summer, but...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 11:26 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Scientiae
Remember tonight is Earth Hour to highlight our increasing global warming crisis. Join millions of other people in turning off your lights for an hour starting at 8 pm in your time zone. Here on the western edge of the...
Posted by Alice at 9:39 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 28, 2008
Category: engineering education
What did my PhD in engineering education look like?
Posted by Alice at 7:16 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 27, 2008
Category: academic adventures
It's really hard to talk about what I do and how my research relates to other people in my department/field and the challenges of inter(sub)disciplinary research, while maintaining any pretense at pseudonymity. Inspired by Bright Star and her roller-blading analogy...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 7:34 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 26, 2008
Category: blogging
I've noticed my posts seem to kill the comments and conversation. Sorry about that. I realize this is really part of the gig of the bigger megaphone, and maybe blogging about stuff people don't want to comment on. Or that...
Posted by Alice at 9:51 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Alice shares...
My academic life is a mashup between work and personal.
Posted by Alice at 3:15 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: what did they say about "balance," again?
Who said that spring break was supposed to be relaxing?
Posted by Alice at 10:35 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
