Spring 2026 SOTM: Dr. Lena Al-Harthi
By Sophie Wu and Veronica Villanueva Dr. Lena Al-Harthi is a scientist who wears many hats. She is a professor and chair in the Department of Microbial Pathogens at Rush […]
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2025 AWIS-CAC Innovator & Motivator Awards
Congratulations to our 2025 Innovator & Motivator Award recipients! We invite you to celebrate them with us on Thursday, November 6th at Pilot Project – Wrigleyville. Innovator Award Recipients Dr.
Nominations Now Open For Innovator and Motivator Awards 2025
The annual AWIS-Chicago “Innovator Award” exemplifies AWIS-Chicago’s commitment to recognizing women in the Chicagoland area who have provided innovative research contributions in science and engineering. We are also aware that
Spring 2025 SOTM: Dr. Anne Marie March
By Veronica Villanueva and Sophie Wu Physicist Anne Marie March has always been fascinated by atoms and molecules. As a child, she imagined them as small billiard balls, solid and
Spring 2025 Innovators and Motivators Podcast with Dr. Valerie Taylor
with mentee, Dr. Lan Zhiling Valerie Taylor is the director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science
Winter 2025 SOTM: Dr. Kim Selting
By Elodie Kadjo Dr. Kim Selting, Veterinary Radiation Oncologist and Cancer Treatment Researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Dr. Kim Selting is a veterinary radiation oncologist and a
2024 AWIS-CAC Innovator & Motivator Awards
Congratulations to our 2024 Innovator & Motivator Award recipients! We invite you to celebrate them with us on Monday, December 16th at Half Sour. Innovator Award Recipients Dr. Gülin Özcan
Registration Now Open for the AWIS-CAC Annual Awards Ceremony
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Fall 2024 SOTM: Suguna Pappu, M.D./Ph.D.
By Elodie Kadjo Dr. Suguna Pappu, Clinical Associate Professor, Carle Illinois College of Medicine Suguna Pappu is a clinical associate professor at Carle Illinois College of Medicine. She obtained bachelor’s
Spring 2024 Innovators and Motivators Podcast with Dr. Abigail Ross
with mentee, Mauricette Rajaobelina Dr. Abigail Ross is a primate behavioral ecologist and the Founder and Executive Director of The Dr. Abigail Ross Foundation for Applied Conservation (TDARFAC). She graduated