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Role Models in Science and Engineering: Gae Aulenti

Celebrating Women’s History Month with another Role Model in STEM! Combining her skills in math, science and the arts, Italian Architect Gae Aulenti has become known as a leading figure of contemporary architecture. To read her full biography and all of our STEM profiles click here

Role Models in Science and Engineering: Sylvia Earle

Celebrating Women’s History Month with another Role Model in Science & Engineering! Sylvia Earle, a leading Oceanographer and Environmentalist conducts pioneering research in marine ecosystems; named a “Hero for the Planet” by Time magazine. To read the fascinating biography of Sylvia Earle click here

March is Women’s History Month with a STEM Theme!

March is Women’s History Month and the theme this year is “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics”. We celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics year round at the USA Science & Engineering Festival so of course we are thrilled with the choice of theme this year.  All month long…

Perchance to Dream: What Science Fiction Can Tell Us About Inspiring Tomorrow’s Innovators

By Festival Founder Larry Bock It’s strange but true: some of the most prodigious innovations in technology are often not born in the corridors of rational thought and reality, but on the wings of fantasy. I was reminded of this recently while reading the various tributes to legendary science fiction writer Ray Bradbury who died…

Role Models In Science and Engineering: Dr. Sylvester James Gates

Celebrating Black History Month with another Role Model in Science & Engineering! “Born to be a mathematician and physicist” we are thrilled that Dr. Sylvester James Gates returns to the Festival as a Nifty Fifty Speaker. Growing up, his father brought him an Encyclopedia Britannica and he came across Schroedinger’s equation, which is one of…

Role Models in Science and Engineering: Dr. Herman White

Celebrating Black History Month with another Role Model in Science & Engineering! Festival Nifty Fifty Speaker & Physicist Dr. Herman White smashes atoms for a living and he loves it! We are honored to have Dr. White as a key speaker for the Festival! To read the full biography of this distinguished scientist click here.

Role Models in Science and Engineering: George Washington Carver

Celebrating Black History Month with another Role Model in Science & Engineering! The story of George Washington Carver is fascinating! This Botanist and Inventor possessed a “burning zeal to know everything” about nature from an early age. He used botany and other sciences to create products that would benefit the economic and agricultural productivity of…

Role Models in Science and Engineering: Marie M. Daly-Chemist

Celebrating Black History Month with another Role Model in Science and Engineering: Marie M. Daly was a Chemist and the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Chemistry in the U.S. She became known for her groundbreaking work investigating how diet, cigarettes and other factors affect the heart and the circulatory system. Her…

TONIGHT- special guests of the First Lady at the State of the Union include USA Science & Engineering Festival X-STEM speaker Bobak Ferdowsi and Nifty Fifty Speaker Jack Andraka!  Bobak Ferdowsi- referred to as NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” is a flight director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In addition to his inspiring day-to-day work on the Mars Curiosity…

In today’s blog USA Science & Engineering Festival Fan Dr. Jessica Carilli offers a little advice to those that are pursuing graduate school. Blog post from “Jessica’s Blog of Bad Advice”  Go To Graduate School by Dr. Jessica Carilli  This could be the worst piece of advice you will get from this blog, because there is…