Women in : Journeys To Success

Susan Wood Savannah River Technology Center

Indira Nair Carnegie Mellon University

Catherine Coleman NASA

Abstract: Who are the successful women engineers? Dr. Susan Wood is currently the Vice President and What makes them successful? What lessons can we draw Director of the Savannah River Technology Center. She from their successes? is responsible for managing research and development This session will focus on aspects of these issues of programs and activities in support of U.S. Department of concern to engineering and computer science educators. Energy and Savannah River site operations. First, Susan Wood will discuss the importance of role Dr. Indira Nair is the Associate Department Head of models in presenting potentiality - by providing images Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon Uni- and practical advice, with particular attention to helping versity. She is one of five co-authors of the recent book young women starting out their study or career. Then In- “Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering: No dira Nair will describe the lessons learned from a collec- Universal Constants.” tion of profiles of women based on her research. Finally, Dr. Cady Coleman is a NASA . She earned Cady Coleman, a NASA Astronaut will provide an exam- her in polymer science and engineering from the ple of one successful career. She is in a very visible role University of in 1991, and was selected by as one of an increasing number of women and NASA in 1992. She served aboard the is an exceptional role model for young women. Columbia in 1995 in the second United States Micrograv- ity Laboratory mission.