Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Series

UC Berkeley’s Madeline Girard on Becoming a Scientist and Researching Animal Behavior – UC Berkeley graduate student Madeline Girard talks about the her experiences as an animal behavioral scientist, what sparked her passion for exploring animal behavior, and provides advice for students looking to pursue science in college.

Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe on Women in Science, Math and Engineering – Dr. Maria Klawe shares advice for middle and high school student considering careers in technology, and what can be done to attract more women into science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Heather Knight and Social Robotics: The Intersection of Storytelling and Technology – Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute PhD candidate Heather Knight talks about how her love of storytelling and interest in science and technology led to specializing in social robotics.

Becoming a Google Product Manager – Interview with Google’s Johanna Wright – Google Product Manager Johanna Wright, who led the launch of Google Instant, shares her experiences on what it takes to be a product manager and what sparked her interest in computer science.

Kari Byron – Host of Head Rush, MythBusters – speaks with OneDublin.org – MythBusters’ Kari Byron shares her thoughts on making the scientific method interesting to students, and how her background as an artist is relevant to her career in making science, technology and engineering entertaining.

Dublin High Grad Hannah Sievers to Intern with U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Dublin High Class of 2008 grad and Westmont College chemistry major Hannah Sievers talks about how she landed an internship at the Department of Homeland Security to research the detection of explosives and narcotics, and how high school prepared her for college.

Dublin High School’s Janet Kaehms Launches Biology With Research Class – Science teacher Janet Kaehms on how making real-world, original research the cornerstone of her new Biology With Research course (including participation in the Barcode of Life project) has inspired students in science and technology.

Dublin High School Teacher Kim Baumann Inspires a Love of Science – Science teacher Kim Baumann talks about how she transitioned from being an engineer in industry into becoming a respected science teacher, her approach to inspiring a love of science in her students and why it is so important for her students to ask questions.