GEORGIA TECH
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN, SCIENCE, & TECHNOLOGY
WST Distinguished Lecturers - Academic years 1999/2000 - 2007/08
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2007/2008: |
Dr. J. Scott Long, Chancellor's Professor of
Sociology and Statistics and Associate Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University.
Topic: "From Scarcity to Visibility: The Changing
Presence and Participation of Women in Science." |
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2006/2007: |
Co-sponsored with CETL, Undergraduate Research
Opportunities Program, Wallace Coulter School of Biomedical Engineering, and Honors College:
Dr. Annette Kolmos, Professor and Director of Problem-Based Learning, Engineering, Aalborg University,
Denmark.
Topic: "Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning - a more gender inclusive learning environment." |
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2005/2006: |
Dr. Yu Xie, Otis Dudley Duncan Professor of
Sociology and Statistics, The University of Michigan.
Topic: "Women, Family, and Pathways of Science/
Engineering Careers." |
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2004/2005: |
Dr. Angela Ginorio, Department of Women's Studies,
The University of Washington.
Topic: "When N=1-2, Justice, Privacy, and Women of
Color in Science and Engineering." |
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2003/2004: |
Co-sponsored with College of Computing:
Dr. Alan Fisher, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
Topic: "Unlocking the Clubhouse:
Women in Computing." |
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2002/2003: |
Dr. Norman Fortenberry, Director, Center for Advancement of Scholarship
on Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering.
Topic: "Research on Engineering Education--
An Agenda for Transformation." |
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2001/2002: |
Dr. Gerhard Sonnert, Department of Physics, Harvard University.
Topic: "American Scientists from Central Europe:
Implications of Migration for the Social Study of Science and Engineering." |
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2000/2001: |
Co-sponsored with GT Department of Housing:
Dr. Cinda Sue Davis, Director, Women in Science and Engineering Programs, The University of Michigan.
Topic: "A WISE Living-Learning Experience: A Model Program for Women in Science, Engineering,
and Mathematics." |
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1999/2000: |
Dr. Karan Watson, Associate Dean of Engineering
and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University.
Topic: "Changing the Academic Environment to
Improve the Retention and Performance of Women in Engineering." |
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