IT Women's Pizza Lunch

April 11, 2008 at noon in 101 Walter

RSVP TO wipa@umn.edu BY APRIL 1, 2008.

Dr. Hong Wan is an engineering manager in the Sensor Center of Excellence in Honeywell Aerospace. She manages a multi-location engineering team developing advanced magnetic sensors and personal navigation products. Her team is responsible for designing, developing, and launching new products into market. Hong is a Honeywell Plymouth site leadership team member and a patent portfolio manager. She is also an active inventor with more than 20 published patents and numerous pending patents. She is the recipient of Honeywell prestige H.W.Sweatt Engineer-Scientist Award, and several technical achievement awards. Dr. Hong Wan received her Physics Ph.D. in 1988 from Beijing University, worked in University of California, San Diego, Center for Magnetic Recording Research from 1993-1995 and University of Delaware from 1989-1993. She is the mother of two sons and lives in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture Series

Monday, March 31
4:00 p.m. in the Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center

RSVP TO women@umn.edu OR 612-625-9837.

Robots: A New Type of Companion
Featuring Maria L. Gini, Professor and Associate Department Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Gini is a nationally and internationally renowned faculty member and researcher on artificial intelligence and robotics. Named Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery in 2006, she is the author of hundreds of publications and enthusiastically provides robotic demonstrations for young girls and boys to encourage the next generation of scientists. Reception follows in the Hubert H. Humphrey Center Atrium.

Girl Scouts Who Dunnit? Crime Scene Investigation

Saturday, April 19th, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 2:00pm

RSVP to wipa@umn.edu BY APRIL 7, 2008.

Help Brownies and Juniors uncover the identity of a thief who stole the Thin Mint cookie recipe! Activities include kiddie versions of powder analysis, lip and finger printing, and blood typing. No experience necessary!

Women In Physics And Astronomy
University of Minnesota Student Group
School of Physics and Astronomy
145 Tate Laboratory of Physics

116 Church St SE   
        Minneapolis, MN 55455-0112