Profiles and biographies

This page of the gateway contains links to profiles and biographies of women in science. Profiles are often used as role models in teaching, and biographies may be useful for networking, or finding women experts.

New bographies (The Electonic Telegraph, 31 January 1998)

 
Profiles of women working at NASA
 
What do earth scientists do? 
 
Links for women and minorities in science and engineering, miscellaneous profiles
 
Women in developmental biology
 
Contributions of 20th century women to physics
 
Role models - exploring the creer pathways of six women in science 
    --aquatic biologist; biomedical engineer; environmental consultant; landscape architect; multimedia producer; fiber optics engineer.
 
Women in weather--mini-biographies.
 
Index of women scientists profiled in "The faces of science: African Americans in the sciences."
 
Speakers online colloquium speakers list of women in physics
 
Poineer women--women pushing the frontiers of science and engineering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
 
4000 years of women in science  
    -- "Women are, and always have been, scientists. This site lists over 125 names from our scientific and technical past."
 
Distinguished women of past and present 
    --biographies of women who contributed to our culture, includes writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists and entertainers.
 
Past notable women of computing and mathematics--biographies and photographs.
 
Women mathematicians  
    --biographies of women mathematicians. On-going project by mathematics students at Agnes Scott College, Georgia.
 
Archives of women in science and engineering--at Iowa State University Library.
 
Links to profiles/descriptions of the female Nobel Laureates in science: 
  • Barbara McClinktock--1993
  • Marie Curie
  • Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin 
  • Iréne Joliot-Curie 
  • Gerty Theresa Cori 
  • Rosalyn S. Yalow--1977
  • Rita Levi-Montacini--1986
  • Gertrude B. Elion--1988
  • Christiane Nusslein-Volhard--1995
  • Maria Goeppert-Mayer 

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