Special School Programs
Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2009
April 30 - May 2
Meet dynamic women who love their careers in science and engineering! Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 2, visit the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to learn about their work and experiences in a range of exciting fields.
In addition to talking with these inspiring women, you can try out activities at the popular "Technology Tables." Learn how to make a neuron out of pipe cleaners, create a chromatography butterfly, examine live creatures commonly used for biological research, and much more.
Schedule of guest speakers and activities:
Thursday, April 30
10:00 a.m. Megan Rokop, biologist and outreach director at the Broad Institute
10:30 a.m. Amanda Parkes, multimedia design engineer
11:30 a.m. Mish Michaels, meteorologist
12:30 p.m. Ellen Berkland, city archaeologist for Boston
Sample activities: 9:45 a.m. Watch a New England Cable News live interview with biochemist Angela Koehler; 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. "The Most Commonly Studied Organisms in Biology," "How to Make a Pipe Cleaner Neuron."
Friday, May 1
9:30 a.m. Erika Ebbel, biomedical graduate student, founder of WhizKids Foundation, and Miss Massachusetts, 2004
10:30 a.m. Marcia Bartusiak, science writer, author, and MIT professor
11:30 a.m. Adrienne Dolberry, microbiology professor
12:30 p.m. Megan Kirchgessner, veterinarian
Sample activities: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. "Meteorology Instruments," "The Most Commonly Studied Organisms in Biology," "Inside the Hard Drive."
Saturday, May 2
10:30 a.m. Fangli Chen, patent attorney
11:30a.m. Kate Ziemer, engineering professor
12:30 p.m. Pardis Sabeti, evolutionary biologist and rock musician
Sample activities: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. "Chromatography Butterflies," "How to Make a Pipe Cleaner Neuron," "Magic Sand," "Nano and Macro Teacups"; 1:00 p.m. musical performance by Pardis Sabeti
Support for this program provided by Genzyme Corporation.
| Format | Special Program |
| Grades | 6 – Adult |
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| Location | Gordon Current Science & Technology Center — Museum of Science, Boston |
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| Duration | 4 hours |
| Fee | Free with Exhibit Halls admission |
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Schedules
Remaining seats appear in parenthesis after event time.
April 30, 2009: 9:00 a.m.
May 1, 2009: 9:00 a.m.
May 2, 2009: 9:00 a.m.
Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2009
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