Museum of Science, Boston

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Gordon Current Science & Technology Center

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

Fee: Free with Exhibit Halls admission

Support for this program provided by Genzyme Corporation.