New Questions Pride 2026: Neena Schwartz
10 Dec 1926 – 15 April 2018 Neena Schwartz was an American endocrinologist and William Deering Professor of Endocrinology at Northwestern University. She was a founding member of the Association […]
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
2025 AWIS-CAC Scholarship Winners Announced
Read more about our three scholarship winners who participated in the 2025 Summer Mentoring circles! Heaven Wade The AWIS-Chicago chapter has been instrumental in shaping my post-baccalaureate journey in science.
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
Mentoring Circles
Mentee application Mentor application Summer Mentoring Circles are back! You do not need to be an AWIS member to join and the program is FREE. Mentoring Circles follow a small
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
New Questions Winter 2025: Chi Che Wang
3 Oct 1874 – 10 Oct 1979 Chi Che Wang (王季茝), also known as Wang Chi-Lian, was born in Suzhou, China. She came to the United States during the Chinese