This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. Somayeh Sojoudi is an assistant professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) and Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Shahed University (in Tehran, Iran), her master’s degree in ECE from Concordia University, and
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. Gireeja Ranade is an assistant teaching professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS). She received her PhD in EECS from UC Berkeley as well. She is an accomplished and thoughtful instructor: she designed and taught the first offering of EECS 16A/B
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. Mary K. Gaillard is an extraordinarily accomplished physicist. In 1981, she became UC Berkeley’s first tenured female physicist. She is currently a UC Berkeley Physics Department professor emeritus and professor of the graduate school. She received her BA in physics from Hollins
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. With the increasing urgency of the climate crisis, Rachel Morello-Frosch’s research could not be more important. Her work focuses on environmental justice and environmental health disparities, and she emphasizes working with communities to conduct research and develop solutions. Rachel Morello-Frosch is a
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. I was lucky to meet Grace O’Connell through a research project analyzing differences in audience participation during academic job talks based on gender and race of the presenter. Grace is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at UC Berkeley. Her research
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. When I met Lisa Goldberg at a seminar on causal inference, I could immediately sense that she had a unique curiosity and an ability to be successful in any endeavor she attempted. Interviewing her only confirmed that suspicion: she is a mathematician
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