As a Woman in Science: Living a National Challenge and a Personal Story
Beate Schmittmann
Thursday, 20 Sep 2012 at 5:30 pm – South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Professor Beate Schmittmann joined Iowa State as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in April. Prior to that she was a member of the physics faculty at Virginia Tech, serving as the department chair since 2006. As a leader of Virginia Tech's ADVANCE program, she was instrumental in effecting policy and climate change for all faculty, and especially for women in science and engineering. Schmittmann is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a winner of the 2010 Jesse W. Beams Award. Her research interests focus on statistical and biological physics.Cosponsored By:
- Women's and Gender Studies Program
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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