{"id":7451,"date":"2022-04-26T06:55:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T11:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=7451"},"modified":"2022-05-10T07:01:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:01:32","slug":"statues-women-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/statues-women-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"3D-Printed Statues Honor Women in STEM\u2014Including Seven Cornellians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size rkv-gutter-bottom-triple\">In March, a Smithsonian exhibit of all 120 of the vivid orange artworks made history in the nation\u2019s capital<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Beth Saulnier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It was billed as the largest collection ever assembled of statues depicting women: 120 bright orange likenesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/newsdesk\/releases\/smithsonian-launches-new-womens-futures-month-national-mall-debut-120-statues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">displayed on the National Mall<\/a> in Washington, D.C., in early March. Created through full-body scanning and 3D printing, the artworks depict real people\u2014including seven Cornellians\u2014who are making impressive contributions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition at the Smithsonian, which kicked off Women\u2019s History Month, was the culmination of a years-long effort\u2014complicated by the pandemic\u2014to inspire and inform by highlighting the achievements of students and professionals in these historically male-dominated disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese striking 3D-printed figures of remarkable women in STEM careers help us celebrate the incredible impact women continue to make on vital scientific endeavors,\u201d Lonnie Bunch, secretary of the Smithsonian, said in a statement. \u201cThis exhibition highlights how a more diverse, more inclusive workforce will strengthen our shared future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titled \u201c#IfThenSheCan\u2013The Exhibit,\u201d the display\u2014which included QR codes linking to bios of each statue\u2019s subject\u2014was part of an ongoing project by Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies, which in March 2019 founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasinnovates.com\/lyda-hill-philanthropies-commits-25m-to-inspire-the-next-generation-of-women-in-stem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IF\/THEN Initiative<\/a>, aimed at encouraging girls to enter STEM fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This exhibition highlights how a more diverse, more inclusive workforce will strengthen our shared future.<\/p><cite><strong>Lonnie Bunch<\/strong>, secretary of the Smithsonian<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The statues\u2014orange, the organization says, because it\u2019s a \u201cneutral and happy color\u201d\u2014depict women tapped by Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science to serve as role models, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifthenshecan.org\/ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAAS IF\/THEN Ambassadors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally slated to go on full display in spring 2020, their debut was postponed by the pandemic, though some subsets of the figures were exhibited, including at New York\u2019s Central Park Zoo and Dallas Love Field Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While their tenure in the nation\u2019s capital (which included smaller displays in various spots throughout the month) has ended and the statues are currently in storage, director Margaret Black says Lyda Hill Philanthropies have \u201creceived an outpouring of interest for hosting statues at various venues\u201d\u2014and that future pop-up exhibits may be in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s a look at the seven Cornellians in \u201c#IfThenSheCan\u201d: four alumnae, one current student, and two academics who were postdocs on the Hill when they were chosen as STEM ambassadors and scanned for their statues.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ana Maria Porras<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ana Maria Porras with her statue\" class=\"wp-image-7473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Porras_Ana_Maria-3-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Porras, a biomedical engineer, is now on the faculty at the University of Florida, Gainesville\u2014which last fall showcased her unorthodox hobby of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2021\/10\/making-the-invisible-adorable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crocheting models of microbes<\/a>, a craft she also practiced on the Hill. She holds a BS from the University of Texas, Austin, and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Porras was at Cornell from 2017\u201321, first as a postdoc in the Meinig School (where she won a Postdoc Achievement Award for Excellence in Community Engagement), then as a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow. A native of Colombia, she came to the U.S. to pursue her passion for biomedical engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy advice to you? Be brave and don\u2019t be scared to try new things,\u201d she says. \u201cMaybe one day you\u2019ll also have a job that goes beyond your imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ronda Hamm, PhD \u201908<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-offset\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ronda Hamm with her statue\" class=\"wp-image-7524 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-581x790.jpg 581w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-291x395.jpg 291w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-368x500.jpg 368w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-184x250.jpg 184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A-92x125.jpg 92w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220305_Hamm_Exhibit_0108-A.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Hamm is an entomologist who earned her doctorate in that field on the Hill, following undergrad studies at Fresno State and time as a high school teacher. She\u2019s now based in Indianapolis as the global academic relations manager for Corteva Agriscience, an international agricultural chemical and seed company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last fall, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5gGFX7nqgTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was featured on \u201cMission Unstoppable,\u201d<\/a> a CBS show about groundbreaking women in STEM. \u201cI work with museums, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions to spread knowledge and experiences with insects and agriculture to people around the world,\u201d Hamm says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> She adds: \u201cI still have trouble believing that I am getting paid to do what I am most passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lindsey Rustad \u201980<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-offset\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Rustad with her statue\" class=\"wp-image-7475 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220306_Rustad_Exhibit_0522-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>A philosophy major on the Hill, Rustad is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatehubs.usda.gov\/hubs\/northeast\/people\/lindsey-e-rustad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England-based research ecologist<\/a> with the USDA Forest Service who focuses on the effects of climate change on forests. The Arts &amp; Sciences alum went on to earn an MS in forest science from Yale and a PhD in plant science from the University of Maine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s a co-director of the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and a team leader of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire, and she holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Maine, Orono. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe forests protect our water quality, give us oxygen to breathe, and harbor critical biodiversity,\u201d she says. \u201cWith our work, we can help both our forests and our communities adapt to a changing world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nicole Sharp, MS \u201909<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole Sharp with her statue\" class=\"wp-image-7474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NicoleSharp_PowerPose-003A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in life, Sharp notes, she struggled with either\/or choices. \u201cEither I could pursue engineering and my dream of being an astronaut, or I could keep writing and become an author; either I could play on the basketball team or I could be in band,\u201d she says. \u201cThe truth is, I didn\u2019t want to choose. I wanted Option C: all of the above.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Sharp is a science communicator based in Denver, CO. She\u2019s editor-in-chief of <a href=\"https:\/\/fyfluiddynamics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>FYFD<\/em>, a blog devoted to fluid dynamics<\/a> that has an audience of more than 350,000 and has been featured in such media as the <em>New York Times<\/em>, the <em>Guardian<\/em>, and <em>Wired<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharp\u2019s master\u2019s work in aerospace engineering on the Hill was bookended by her undergrad years at Case Western Reserve and her doctoral studies at Texas A&amp;M, during which she launched <em>FYFD<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Claire Meaders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-offset\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Claire Meaders with her statue\" class=\"wp-image-7476 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Meaders_Claire-5-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>A Cornell postdoc in ecology and evolutionary biology from 2018\u201320, Meaders is an assistant teaching professor of biological sciences at the University of California, San Diego. She holds an undergrad degree from Brown and a doctorate from Harvard; on the Hill, she won an Innovative Teaching and Learning Award and was <a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.cornell.edu\/spotlights\/postdoc-spotlight-claire-meaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">featured during Postdoc Appreciation Week<\/a> in 2019. \u201cAs a kid I loved science, but then in college I had impostor syndrome,\u201d admits Meaders, who has herself served as a mentor to elementary-age girls.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t ask for help if I was confused\u2014I thought that would show I didn\u2019t belong in STEM. 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The effort garnered her Cornell\u2019s Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award as well as a COVID-19 Response Award from the Clinton Global Initiative University. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe moment I saw a 3D printer in high school I was amazed by how simple yet complex the idea of stacking 2D layers is,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was that moment that summarized every reason why I was so passionate about engineering that also inspired me to pursue it and share its beauty with the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ritu Raman \u201912<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Ritu_Raman_3B-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A composite image of Ritu Raman and her statue\" 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