For the past few years, I have been participating in the Ada Lovelace Day blogging event. This year I would like to talk about Dr. Kyla McMullen.
Dr. McMullen is the University of Michigan’s first African-American female computer science PhD (in 2012.) She is now a professor in the Human-Centered Computing Lab at Clemson University (which also has a lot of amazing women!) Her primary research interests “lie in rendering spatial audio virtually to enhance virtual environments and to sonify information sources.” As a former telecommunications grad, I find this inspiring and awesome. Take some time to visit her page to look at her research and publications and to be as inspired as I am!
You can follow Kyla on twitter https://twitter.com/Dr_Kyla
Now, take a minute to share a bit about a heroine that inspires you –
From http://findingada.com/
Add your story!
On October 15th, write a blog post about your STEM heroine and add it to our collection: Just follow these simple steps:
- Write about a woman in science, technology, engineering or maths whose achievements you admire.
- Publish your story online.
- Add your story to our collection.
- Tell your friends!
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2012 Post – Thank you Mary, Pam & Catherine
2011 Post – Thank you Dr. Caroline Haythornthwaite
2010 Post – Thank you Dr. Catherine Mohr