Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles / Edition 1

by Lynnette Madsen, Cristina Amon, Shirley M. Malcom

Overview

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.

“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

"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."
—  Yury Gogotsi, Professor, Drexel University

"In addition to chronicling careers of great scientists, this book presents an array of career paths to young women and men — a must read."
—  Dr. Rainer Waser, Professor, Aachen University, Germany

“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."
 —  Dr. Olivia Graeve, Professor, University of California, San Diego

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118733608
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Lynnette D. Madsen with a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and nearly 15 years of experience working at the National Science Foundation as the Program Director for Ceramics was the perfect author for this unique volume.

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Table of Contents

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