Women in chemistry: Q&A with Professor Nicola Gaston - Communications Chemistry Professor Nicola Gaston is the Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence, and a Professor in Physics at the University of Auckland, where her research group conducts quantum-mechanical simulations of the electronic and thermodynamic behaviour of nanoscale materials.

Women in chemistry: Q&A with Professor Nicola Gaston
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Interested in a career outside of academia? AWIS member Bushra Zaman speaks with science communicator Dr. Chloe Kirk about how to navigate different career options.
awis.org/resource/navigating-care... #WomenInSTEM

After a year of leading with @boston-wib.bsky.social, building this weird little personal brand, and learning to use every tool available to keep my career moving, I start a new full-time role Monday. The bioinformatics world has been underutilizing me. That changes this week. 🧬
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Wishing a happy 88th birthday to Fayza Haikal, the Egyptian archaeologist who overcame gender prejudice to become the 1st woman in Egypt to earn a PhD in Egyptology (1965), and then in 1988 was the 1st woman president of the International Association of Egyptologists.

#WomenInSTEM #Archaeology

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Good Morning! On this day, (Saturday) April 11 in 1908, Jane Bolin was born. She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association and the first to join the New York City Law Department. #Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪

Very important point! 🔭🚀
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#EmpoweredAction #gshcounseling #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech

just replaced the headlight lamp bulb in my car ALL ON MY OWN EVEN WHEN IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HARD #WomenInSTEM #DontStopGirlypop

Signal boosting this for obvious reasons. These women should be household names. #womeninstem #womeninsteam #artemis #stem #steam #math

Robot Test Fail #robot #engineering #stem #professor #BlackWomenInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #BlackSky

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We are sitting in rapt attention.

#CatsofBluesky #Caturday #CatsofBlacksky #WomeninSTEM

Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch: 'Looking back at Earth...it truly emphasized how alike we are' Koch previously spent 328 consecutive days in space.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch just made history as the first woman to fly around the moon. Koch also holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman and took part in the first all-female spacewalk.

– @popsci.com #science #space #womeninstem #womeninscience #astronaut

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the materials on display at Dr. Elise Crull's Trimble Lecture on Hertha Sponer, including a newly rediscovered lecture transcript! https://bit.ly/3QtxHNb

#WomeninSTEM #WomensHistory #HistoryofPhysics

📷 AIP ESVA, Lisa Lisco

As we gear up for the Artemis II crew to head back to the Moon, it’s the perfect time to remember that sometimes the most important piece of tech on a spacecraft is the pilot’s own cool head (and maybe a cheap watch). 🚀
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From the Total Solar Eclipse in 2024. A month after I became the first college graduate in my family - biology and environmental engineering.

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A partnership between UNC and NC State University offers a cross-campus model for modern STEM education. AWIS member Aynsley Szczesniak reviews the benefits of this collaboration. awis.org/resource/a-cross-campus-... #WomenInSTEM

Dr. Kati Karikó is known for her contributions to mRNA research and the COVID-19 vaccines. Learn more about this amazing woman in the book, NEVER GIVE UP by Debbie Dadey and Juliana Oakley. #bookposse #teachers #librarians #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #kidlit #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM

Physician Maria Estrela was born 166 years ago today. The first Brazilian woman MD, she traveled to the US in 1875 to get her education. Returning to Brazil in 1882 she set up a medical practice for women and children while also writing against slavery.

#WomenInSTEM #MedSky ⚕️

American Union Army nurse Lucy Higgs Nichols standing among fellow Union Army members

4/10/1838 — b. Lucy Higgs Nichols, American nurse, escaped slave. AKA “Aunt Lucy”; Af-Am #CivilWar nurse for the Union Army. Only wmn to serve w/ 23rd Indiana Regiment during the war; honorary member,Grand Army of the Republic #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #military #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing #woc

Good Morning! On this day, (Friday) April 10 in 1910 Margaret Clapp was born. She was an American scholar, educator and Pulitzer Prize winner. She was the president of Wellesley College from 1949-1966. During this time, she was able to make many improvements to the college. #Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪

Bugie was told it wasn't important for her name to be on the patent as she would "one day get married & have a family."

Waksman wrote articles about 𝗵𝗶𝘀 discovery, rarely mentioning help he'd received. Bugie was eventually awarded 0.2% of the streptomycin royalties. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect 2/2

A black-and-white historical photograph of Elizabeth Bugie, a pioneering biochemist, working in a laboratory. She is shown from the waist up, wearing a short-sleeved white top and focusing intently on her work. She has dark, shoulder-length hair and is holding a piece of glassware connected to a black rubber tube, seemingly adjusting a filtration or distillation setup. Several Erlenmeyer flasks and glass funnels sit on the bench in front of her. In the background, shelves are filled with numerous glass chemical bottles of various sizes, and a window with multiple panes is visible to the right.

Biochemist Elizabeth Bugie co-discovered streptomycin (with Selman Waksman), the first antibiotic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Waksman went on to win the 1952 Nobel Prize for Medicine & took full credit for the discovery. Bugie died #OTD in 2001. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect (1/2)

Fluorescence is what happens when matter absorbs light and gives some of it back as glow ✨

A small glimpse into what usually stays hidden. 🔦

Happy #FluorescenceFriday.

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Der erste Termin naht – meldet Euch an zum Science Slam Workshop! 🎭🍿🫵🧑‍🔬💃

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Ahead of ZSL's 200th Birthday on 29th April, this virtual issue celebrates the scientific work of Joan Procter (1897-1931): Herpetologist, Artist, Designer and ZSL’s Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians - FREE to read jzoblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/j... #ZSL200 #womeninSTEM @zslofficial.bsky.social

Dr Karen Joash

From #WomensHealth to workforce development – Dr Karen Joash takes the helm at Imperial's Clinical Academic Training Office 👏

Dr Joash is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at @imperialnhs.bsky.social, with more than 25 years of clinical experience 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #WomenInSTEM

Supporting women in STEM requires measurable actions and leadership sponsorship. In 2026, equity-focused initiatives drive innovation and retention.

#WomenInSTEM #EquityInTech #InclusiveLeadership #FutureInnovation

🚀 Von Postdoc zur Professur! Dr. Adèle Ribeiro ist am 1.4.2026 als Tenure-Track-Professorin für „Explainable AI in Life Sciences“ an der RWTH Aachen gestartet🧬🤖. Ein Karriere-Triumph & Beispiel für starke Nachwuchsförderung! 🌟👏 #Karriere #AI #WomenInSTEM