From: Jeannette Brown
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 4:15
PM
Subject: WGBH Looking for female Chemical Engineers
The deadline for the request below has been extended to
the end of June.
Also the Chemical Engineer does not have to be from
Boston.
This is a chance for the world to learn some
information about the work of chemical engineers.
Please pass this on to people in your corporation or
university.
>From: Felicia Dixon [mailto:]
>Sent: Tuesday,
May 22, 2007 11:39 AM
>To:
>Subject: FW: Looking for some
Female Chemical Engineers
>
>Dear WCC members,
>
>Below
is a request from WGBH in Boston, they are looking for
>female chemical
engineers to profile. This request was sent to
>us by the ACS Local
Section Office.
>
>Felicia Dixon
>
>
>WGBH is
working on a new project, Extraordinary Women Engineers
>Project, and we
are looking for young women engineers as
>potential subjects for video and
text profiles on a Web site we
>are developing with the National Academy
of Engineering. We're
>looking for chemical engineers and wondered if you
might have
>any leads on potential candidates. We are especially
looking
>for women in the Boston area, but not exclusively.
Because
>we're looking for someone who will inspire high school
girls,
>we'd prefer candidates that are just starting out in
their
>career.
>
> We're specifically looking
for:
> --women under 35
> --with just a BS of MA in
engineering (we prefer someone
>without a PhD) --working in the
industry (rather than at a
>university) --it would be a plus if the
engineers were Asian,
>Latina, or African American --located in the Boston
area would
>also be a plus
>
>
> This is the preliminary
information we'd need before interviewing a
>candidate:
> --a bio or
any links about her on the Web --a photo (or link
>to a photo of her on
the Web), so we can assess whether we
>think she might make a
good video candidate --An email
>address or
phone number
>
> If you know of anyone or would like more
information, please
>contact:
>
> Borgna Brunner
>
Educational Outreach
> WGBH
> One Guest Street
> Boston, MA
02135
> 617-300-3850
>
>
>
Thanks for your help!
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