Dr. Katya "Kat" Echazarreta: First Mexican-Born Woman in Space Dr. Katya “Kat” Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman in space, is an electrical engineer, science communicator, and civilian astronaut. Echazarreta worked at NASA, first as an ...
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People of Color in STEM: Nicole A. Mann
Nicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann has become the first Native American woman to travel to space. Mann is a Marine Corps pilot and NASA astronaut, as well as a ...
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People of Color in STEM: Yvonne Y. Clark
The First Lady of Engineering: Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 3, Episode 1 Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. We'd like to share with ...
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People of Color in STEM: Dr. Percy Julian
Dr. Percy Julian, Pioneering Chemist Dr. Percy Julian was a pioneering research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. He completed the first total synthesis of a chemical called physostigmine, which was ...
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People of Color in STEM: Dr. Stephon Alexander
Dr. Stephon Alexander, Theoretical Physicist and Professor Dr. Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist and professor at Brown University who specializes in cosmology, particle physics and quantum gravity (String Theory and Loop Quantum ...
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People of Color in STEM: Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson, American Mathematician Katherine Johnson was one of the Black women portrayed in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures who worked at NASA and made the 1969 moon landing possible. After working as a teacher in public schools, she ...
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