Breaking Barriers: Women in STEM and their Innovative Journeys

Learn about the careers and paths in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) taken by BMCC faculty and students. This is a great opportunity to hear about real life experiences and ask any questions you may have.

Women in STEM panelists:

• Professor K. E. Saavik Ford, Science Department
• Professor Yazhu Liu, Math Department
• Professor Louise Yan, Computer Information Science (CIS) Department
• Professor Maryam Vantakah, Computer Information Science (CIS) Department
• Darlyn Gomez, Student, member of the Fall 2024 BMCC AI Innovation Challenge winning team; NOYCE** Intern; Blackstone Intern; Honors student; President of the Women in Computing Chapter
• Amy Lui, Student; CRSP* program; assisting Professor Abel Navarro with research (Chemistry)
• Giovanna Rodriguez, Student; Computer Science research student; NOYCE** Intern; Google CSSI Scholar (2020); Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (2019); Rochdale Village Social Services Tutor
• Shelby Servis, Student; Astro Club Founder and President; AstroCom NYC Astrophysics Research Fellow; NASA Aerospace Fellow; Breakthrough Tech AI Fellow; Technovation Mentor

* CRSP: CUNY Research Scholars Program
** NOYCE: Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP if you are planning to attend.

See all Women in STEM events for spring 2025. See a list of all Women’s Herstory Month Events.

Learn more about Women in STEM at BMCC.

If you have any questions, contact Research and Scholarly Inquiry at (212) 277-7127 or OOResearch@bmcc.cuny.edu.

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