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Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers
100 Inspirational Profiles
Lynnette Madsen (Author), Cristina Amon (Foreword by), Shirley M. Malcom (Afterword by)
9781118733608, Wiley
Hardback, published 15 March 2016
656 pages
23.9 x 15.5 x 3.8 cm, 1.043 kg
"Madsen has created a tome such that no one can deny that woman are now major contributors to the Physical Sciences" Karen Swinder Lyons on behalf of the MRS Bulletin, Sept 2017
Presents a diverse perspective of successful, inspirational and progressive women in science and engineering Women of today from 29 countries provide overviews of their successful careers, the challenges they faced, and offer advice. They have lived in the same era, and perhaps also the same environment as you. Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles features women born in the 1920’s to 1970’s. Reflecting a diversity of backgrounds and different sectors of the workforce, their profiles include: ̶- Affiliation, points of contact, accomplishments (most-cited publication, most prestigious recognitions/awards, etc.), personal insight on her best career moment ̶ Brief biography, highlights of her successes, images from her career ̶ Personal commentary on her own career and pointers for younger scientists building careers This book provides novelty, inspiration, motivation and a bright perspective for the next generation of scientists and engineers seeking exciting and fulfilling careers. This book will be invaluable to mentors/professors, students and prospective students in science and engineering, scholars of gender studies, and scientific and engineering societies and organizations. "The book shows that opportunities in science exist in many countries around the world. Reading about the ways that took those women to their current positions is an exciting adventure." "In addition to chronicling careers of great scientists, this book presents an array of career paths to young women and men -- a must read." “It is inspiring to see that the successful women highlighted in this work are approaching life with courage and joy; they are changing paradigms and serving as voices for young girls. They are passionate about making a difference and breaking barriers; they are classy and fabulous."
“Lynnette Madsen has done a great service in writing this book, not just for women, but for society at large, because in the twenty-first century, we can no longer underutilize or ignore that half of the best."
̶ Rita Colwell, Director, United States National Science Foundation 1998-2004, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
̶ Yury Gogotsi, Professor, Drexel University
̶ Dr. Rainer Waser, Professor, Aachen University, Germany
̶ Dr. Olivia Graeve, Professor, University of California, San Diego
Foreword by Dean Cristina Amon xiii Preface xv About the Author xvii Quick Guide to Select Groups xix Government and Nonprofit Organizations xix Industry/Business xix Australia, Russia, and Asia xx Europe xx The Americas (excluding the USA) xxi Women of Color in the USA xxi Women in Academe in the USA xxii Introduction xxv Why This book? xxv For Whom? xxv The Writing Journey xxvi Words of Praise for the Book xxxi The Women Profile 1 Alida Bellosi 1 Profile 2 Serena M. Best 9 Profile 3 Viola I. Birss 13 Profile 4 Dawn A. Bonnell 19 Profile 5 Inna Petrovna Borovinskaya 25 Profile 6 Emily A. Carter 29 Profile 7 Rachel A. Caruso 37 Profile 8 Kathleen A. Cerqua-Richardson 41 Profile 9 Helen Lai Wa Chan 49 Profile 10 Helen M. Chan 55 Profile 11 Dominique Chatain 61 Profile 12 Jen-Sue Chen 65 Profile 13 Li-Chyong Chen 71 Profile 14 Zhili Chen 79 Profile 15 Uma Chowdhry 85 Profile 16 Deborah Duen Ling Chung 91 Profile 17 Melanie Will Cole 97 Profile 18 Elizabeth C. Dickey 107 Profile 19 Ulrike Diebold 111 Profile 20 Mildred S. Dresselhaus 117 Profile 21 Natalia Dubrovinskaia 127 Profile 22 Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar 133 Profile 23 Alicia Durán 139 Profile 24 Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem 145 Profile 25 Lina M. Echeverría 151 Profile 26 Doreen D. Edwards 157 Profile 27 Mari-Ann Einarsrud 163 Profile 28 Katherine T. Faber 169 Profile 29 Monica Ferraris 175 Profile 30 Catherine (Cathy) Patricia Foley 181 Profile 31 Liesl Folks 185 Profile 32 Katharine G. Frase 189 Profile 33 María Verónica Ganduglia-Pirovano 193 Profile 34 Elsa M. Garmire 201 Profile 35 Rosario A. Gerhardt 207 Profile 36 Dagmar Gerthsen 215 Profile 37 Dana G. Goski 219 Profile 38 Laura H. Greene 225 Profile 39 Clare P. Grey 231 Profile 40 Sossina M. Haile 237 Profile 41 Kersti Hermansson 241 Profile 42 Huey Hoon Hng 247 Profile 43 Susan N. Houde-Walter 251 Profile 44 Ellen Ivers-Tiffée 257 Profile 45 Carol M. Jantzen 261 Profile 46 Sylvia Marian Johnson 271 Profile 47 Linda E. Jones 277 Profile 48 Gretchen Kalonji 283 Profile 49 Maarit Johanna Karppinen 293 Profile 50 Kazumi Kato 299 Profile 51 Ruth H.G.A. Kiminami 303 Profile 52 Mareike Klee 307 Profile 53 Lisa C. Klein 315 Profile 54 Marija “Maricǩa” Kosec 321 Profile 55 Waltraud (Trudy) M. Kriven 329 Profile 56 Michiko Kusunoki 335 Profile 57 Jueinai Raynien Kwo 339 Profile 58 Anne L. Leriche 345 Profile 59 Claude Lévy-Clément 351 Profile 60 Jennifer A. Lewis 359 Profile 61 Hua Kun Liu 365 Profile 62 Kathryn V. “Kaycee” Logan 371 Profile 63 Gabrielle Gibbs Long 379 Profile 64 Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll 385 Profile 65 Lynnette D. Madsen 389 Profile 66 Merrilea J. Mayo 397 Profile 67 Janina Molenda 403 Profile 68 Eliana Navarro dos Santos Muccillo 407 Profile 69 Alexandra Navrotsky 411 Profile 70 Linda F. Nazar 417 Profile 71 Tina M. Nenoff 425 Profile 72 Beatriz Noheda 431 Profile 73 Soon Ja Park 437 Profile 74 Marina R. Pascucci 441 Profile 75 Julia M. Phillips 449 Profile 76 Tatiana Alexeevna Prikhna 455 Profile 77 Karin M. Rabe 459 Profile 78 Nelly M. Rodriguez 463 Profile 79 Debra R. Rolison 467 Profile 80 Caroline Anne Ross 473 Profile 81 Della Martin Roy 477 Profile 82 Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta 481 Profile 83 Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba 487 Profile 84 Maxine Lazarus Savitz 491 Profile 85 Nava Setter 497 Profile 86 Susan B. Sinnott 501 Profile 87 Nicola A. Spaldin 507 Profile 88 Susanne Stemmer 513 Profile 89 Wei-Ying Sun 517 Profile 90 Inna G. Talmy 519 Profile 91 Susan Trolier-McKinstry 525 Profile 92 María Vallet-Regí 533 Profile 93 Paula Maria (Lousada Silveirinha) Vilarinho 539 Profile 94 Eva Milar Vogel 549 Profile 95 (Betty) Noemi Elisabeth Walsöe de Reca 555 Profile 96 Ellen D. Williams 565 Profile 97 Wanda Wieslawa Wolny 571 Profile 98 Jackie Y. Ying 575 Profile 99 Maria Magdalena Zaharescu 583 Profile 100 Jing Zhu 589 Afterword by Dr. Shirley M. Malcom 597 Acknowledgments 601 Conclusion 603
Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]
