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She is most known for her observation of gravitational waves from a two black hole collision, a phenomena once predicted by Einstein. This helped our understanding of the universe and dark matter. Learn more about Nergis Mavalvala here:
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STEM Scientist of the Week: Nergis Mavalvala
Nergis Mavalvala is a queer Pakistani-American astrophysicist, who won the 2014 LGBTQ Scientist of the year. She earned her doctorate in astrophysics at MIT, and later was the first woman to become the Dean of Sciences at MIT in 2020.
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June 30th is world asteroid day, which promotes global awareness. It is held on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, when a meteor air burst destroyed 2150 square kilometers of forest.
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It was a six day mission that took five years of preparation, wherein two communication satellites were deployed. In 1989, she took to teaching at the University of California, San Diego, as the director of their space institute and a professor of physics.
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STEM Scientist of The Week: Sally Ride
Sally Ride was a queer American astronaut and physicist, best known for being the first American woman to fly in space, on the space shuttle Challenger on June 18th, 1983.
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Happy International Women in Engineering Day!
On June 23rd, we celebrate the successes and achievements of so many remarkable women in engineering. This is also a day to support and encourage young women to pursue a career in engineering.
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Ben Barres (1954–2017)
Neurobiologist who advocated for gender equality in science.
His work heavily contributed to the discovery that glial cells contribute to brain development, function and disease. Learn more about Ben Barres here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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He is most known for his work on glial cells, the formation of myelin induced by signals and their characteristics, and the lipid sheathing on neurons.
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STEM Scientist of the week: Ben Barres.
Ben Barres was an American neurobiologist and advocate for gender equality in science, who transitioned in 1977.
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STEM Scientist of the Week: Alan Hart
Alan Hart was a physician, researcher, and writer who transitioned in 1971. He obtained a masters degree in radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and became the director of radiology at Tacoma general hospital.
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June 8th is World Oceans Day! On this day we celebrate our shared oceans and educate ourselves on what we can do to protect our oceans and keep them healthy.
Learn more here!
worldoceanday.org
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June 5th is World Environment day! A reminder to all of us that we only have one earth, and to take action to protect our environment, and raise awareness about plastic pollution and other harmful things that can hurt the environment.
Learn more here!
www.worldenvironmentday.global
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Alan Turing | Biography, Facts, Computer, Machine, Education, & Death | Britannica
Alan Turing was a British mathematician and logician, a major contributor to mathematics, cryptanalysis, computer science, and artificial intelligence. He invented the universal Turing machine, an abs...
It is said that all modern computers are basically Turing Machines. Learn more about the amazing Alan Turing here: www.britannica.com/biography/Al...
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He also created “The Turing Test” also known as “The Imitation Game”, which examines the artificial intelligence of a computer. This was the earliest substantial work dealing with artificial intelligence.
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STEM Scientist of The Week:
Alan Turing was a gay mathematician, who famously cracked German Enigma machines during World War 2, effectively saving millions of lives.
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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Intl. Year of Quantum Science: High School Talk with Allison MacDonald | Svetlana Barkanova
“Quantum Annealing with Superconducting Qubits”, by Allison MacDonald
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 10:30am ADT/ 11:00am NDT
Our understanding of what a “computer” is has evolved considerably over the ...
She joined D-Wave in 2015 as an experimental physicist where she developed novel superconducting device technology to improve performance of D-Wave's quantum processors and built infrastructure to cryogenically test the integrated circuit fabrication process.
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Intl. Year of Quantum Science: High School Talk with Allison MacDonald | Svetlana Barkanova
“Quantum Annealing with Superconducting Qubits”, by Allison MacDonald
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 10:30am ADT/ 11:00am NDT
Our understanding of what a “computer” is has evolved considerably over the ...
In this talk, I’ll touch briefly on those effects and talk about some requirements for quantum hardware. I’ll focus primarily on one model of quantum computing, called quantum annealing, and how we implement it in hardware at D-Wave, namely with chips made from superconducting metal.
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“Quantum Annealing with Superconducting Qubits”, by Allison MacDonald
✨Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 10:30am ADT/11:00am NDT
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