Initiatives

Salon 10

FUTURECASTING - Ensuring New Pathways for Underrepresented Groups in Technically Advanced and Emerging STEM fields, knowledge and skills

How will we continue to strengthen, persist, and prevail in creating a STEM environment for all of society?

November 4, 2024

MAIN QUESTIONS

  • How can we ensure that we educate and nurture the diverse workforce envisioned 10, 20, or 30 years from now?

  • What are the key skills/techniques/tools trainees will need access to to be competitive and cement leadership pathways?

  • How will STEM leaders from URGs lead innovation and advancement in STEM? 

SPEAKERS

Avital Percher, Ph.D. - Cofounder, National Science Policy Network and Policy Analyst, The Advanced Research Project Agency for Health 

Talitha Washington, Ph.D. - President of the Association for Women In Mathematics and Director of the AUCC Data Science Initiative.

George Langford, Ph.D. - Founder of PAIR-UP and Professor Emeritus of Biology at Syracuse University

Nick Jackson, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Anita Raja - Acting Chair and Professor of Computer Science, Hunter College

RESOURCES