Binary Bracelets

Joy Chik is a software design engineer who currently works as a corporate vice president for Microsoft. Chik graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1998 and first joined the Microsoft team as an intern. She rose through the ranks of software design to become a developmental lead in …

Foil Boats

Nila John is a marine engineer who fell in love with the sea on her first visit to the Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi, India. During her first year of study, Nila had a difficult time fitting in with all of her male classmates, but her interest in marine engineering only grew. …

Guest Blog Courtesy of UT Women in Natural Sciences – Gummy Bear Osmosis

Learn about osmosis by observing how water moves in and out of gummy bears! In this experiment, you will compare the sizes of gummy bears that were soaked in tap water and salt water to determine what makes water move! https://girlstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1_Gummy-Bear-Osmosis-UT-WINS1.mp4

Lunar Phases Flipbook

Dr. Kimberly Arcand is one of the world’s preeminent experts in astronomy visualization and has been a pioneer in 3D imaging and extended reality in astrophysics. Arcand began her career in astronomy after being hired for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1998. She presented her TEDx talk entitled “How to Hold a Dead Star in …