LIBRARY News:
Are women in science achieving their goals in careers and research today? Attend the panel discussion at 7 p.m., Thursday, October 15, at Mesa Public Library and hear what three women who work in science and engineering have to say about the topic.
The program is held in conjunction with Ada Lovelace Day celebrations at the Los Alamos County Library System. Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer because of her work with Charles Babbage on an analytical machine.
The three panelists for Thursday’s discussion are Sandy Frost, Nicole Lloyd-Ronning and Teri Roberts. Both Lloyd-Ronning and Roberts participate in the Bradbury Science Museum’s Scientist Ambassador program. Frost is an electrical and computer engineer who works as a solutions architect, developer and certified security specialist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She was inspired by her Grandfather’s “love of learning” and hopes to light the fire for others.
Lloyd-Ronning is an astrophysicist studying gamma-ray bursts – the most energetic explosions in the universe – at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She was inspired to pursue a career in science by many wonderful teachers and hopes to do the same for the next generation of learners.
Roberts is a certified software quality engineering and computer software development specialist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She hopes to inspire a new generation of children to embrace science and find their life paths by using technology to benefit humanity.
The Library has worked with the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Historical Society educators to bring several programs to the public this week, including Caroline Herschel Astronomy Night and the screening of the film Top Secret Rosies. Children’s programs and storytimes are also focusing on female inventors, scientists, engineers and mathematicians. The Library also is conducting an election of sorts, in order to choose a woman scientist who will have a computer in the library named after her.
All Library programs are free and open to the public. For more information about library events, call 505.662.8250, or go to www.lacnm.us/library/ and click the Events button to reach the calendar.
