The 29th annual Women of Color STEM Conference is scheduled to take place from October 3 to 5 with the theme "Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity."
The event aims to recognize the significant contributions of women in STEM fields and provide a platform for accomplished female scientists and engineers.
Participants will have the opportunity to take part in interactive workshops, seminars, and keynote speeches. To register, click here.
This week, we shine a spotlight on some of our favorite Women of Color (WOC) STEM poster stars. Starting from the top, we have:
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020), a mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were crucial to the success of the first U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Sherita T. Ceasar (2001 Technologist of the Year), who led the development of services like the X1 remote, cloud DVR, and the infrastructure of the cloud during a three-decade career in telecoms.
Lina Echeverria (2006 Technologist of the Year), who discovered new uses for the molecular properties of minerals and glass.
Irene Hernandez Roberts (2008 Technologist of the Year), an IBM Master Inventor who earned over 70 patents.
Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Treasurer of the United States from 2009 to 2016, led efforts to place a woman on U.S. currency for the first time.
Rear Admiral Eleanor V. Valentin (2010 Technologist of the Year), the first female flag officer to serve as director of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps.
Asha Goyal (2004 Technologist of the Year), who helped design and build India's first information center serving local and national police.
WOC STEM Career Achievement Award winner Stephanie C. Hill, who is president of the Rotary and Mission Systems business area within Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Duy-Loan Le (2002 Technologist of the Year), who holds more than 20 patents and was the first woman to be elected a fellow at Texas Instruments.
Sonya Sephaban (2012 Technologist of the Year), the program manager for a crew escape capsule that served as a lifeboat for astronauts orbiting Earth in the International Space Station.
Retired Admiral Michelle Howard, the first Black woman to command a U.S. Navy ship and the first female four-star in the Navy. She was awarded a career achievement award at the Women of Color STEM Conference in July 2014.
Nancy T. Stewart (1945-2022), IBM's first Black female vice president, honored as Technologist of the Year during the 2005 Women of Color STEM Conference.
Sandra Johnson, one of the key figures behind IBM Deep Blue computer's victory over a human chess champion.
