Physics

Patience Mthunzi-Kufa

With a background in both biology and physics, Dr. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is poised to make big discoveries in the fields of biophotonics and disease eradication.

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Nadya Mason

Dr. Nadya Mason solved math problems for fun growing up before pursuing her career in quantum physics.

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Emmy Noether

Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.

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Amy Rowat

It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

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Katharine Burr Blodgett

Many of the films honored with Oscars throughout the years owe the beauty of their moving images to research scientist Katharine Burr Blodgett.

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Ida Tacke Noddack

Chemist Ida Tacke Noddack was the first woman in Germany to hold a professional position as a chemist, and helped discover the element rhenium.

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Gabriela González

Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.

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Katherine Freese

Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.

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Hadiyah-Nicole Green

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.

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Yanping Guo

in 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe towards Pluto. Thanks to Yanping Guo, it reached its destination exactly on time. Image Source: NASA

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