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    1. Pioneering aeronautical engineer Laurel van der Wal (d. 2009) (later Laurel van der Wal Roennau) won the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award in 1961 when she was head of bioastronautics at Space Technology Laboratories. The Los Angeles Times named her 1961 Woman Scientist of the Year.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Laurel van der Wal

      • Date: August 27, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    3. May Gorslin Preston Slosson (1858-1943) was a noted suffragist and the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy in United States (Cornell University, 1880). Her graduate thesis was titled

      Women in Science Wednesday: May Gorslin Preston Slosson

      • Date: February 26, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    5. Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (b. 1909) was an astronomer at Harvard College Observatory where she discovered three new ring nebulae in the Milky Way in 1936.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert

      • Date: August 6, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    7. Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire (1893-1950) was a plant pathologist known for her work on sugar cane diseases.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire

      • Date: August 13, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Johanna "Tilly" Edinger

      • Date: November 18, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Paleontologist Dr. Johanna "Tilly" Edinger was the founder of the field of paleoneurology, the study of brain evolution, and discovered that mammalian brains left imprints on fossil skulls, allowing paleoneurologists to discern their anatomy. #Groundbreaker

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    11. Awarded the Marie Curie Fellowship by the American Association of University Women, Astrophysicist Dr. Saeqa Dil Vrtilek studies the physics of accretion disks and jets, and multi wavelength studies of X-ray binaries and planetary nebulae. She has published over 100 articles. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Saeqa Dil Vrtilek

      • Date: March 18, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Awarded the Marie Curie Marie Curie Fellowship by the American Association of University Women, Astrophysicist Dr. Saeqa Dil Vrtilek studies the physics of accretion disks and jets, and multi wavelength studies of X-ray binaries and planetary nebulae. She has published over 100 articles. #Groundbreaker

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      Women in Science Wednesday: Wikipedia Edition, Part 3!

      • Date: March 23, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey now has a Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers. Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey now has Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers.

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    15. Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Remage Evans

      • Date: April 22, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Nancy Remage Evans, formerly of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, was a major contributor to the construction of the Galactic Cepheid Database. She has made observations with the IUE, HST, Chandra, Spitzer, FUSE, WIRE, MOST, and XMM satellites. #Groundbreaker

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    17. The Smithsonian National Zoo, Conservation Biology Institute's Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer, specializes in giant panda reproduction, health, and conservation. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer

      • Date: February 18, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The Smithsonian National Zoo, Conservation Biology Institute's Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer, specializes in giant panda reproduction, health, and conservation. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Physicist Dr. Stella S.R. Offner, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, uses computer simulations to understand how stars form. She is also a WorldWide Telescope Ambassador.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Stella S.R. Offner

      • Date: June 24, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Physicist Dr. Stella S.R. Offner, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, uses computer simulations to understand how stars form. She is also a WorldWide Telescope Ambassador. #Groundbreaker

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    21. National Museum of Natural History paleontologist, Dr. Anna K. Behrensmeyer, reconstructs and compares land ecosystems through time to explore how ecology has helped to shape land vertebrate evolution and community structure throughout the Phanerozoic. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Anna K. Behrensmeyer

      • Date: February 3, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: National Museum of Natural History paleontologist, Dr. Anna K. Behrensmeyer, reconstructs and compares land ecosystems through time to explore how ecology has helped to shape land vertebrate evolution and community structure throughout the Phanerozoic. #Groundbreaker

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    23. Dr. Melissa K. McCormick, Plant Ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studies the interaction between plants and soil microbes. She uses genomics to understand endangered orchids. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Melissa K. McCormick

      • Date: April 15, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Melissa K. McCormick, Plant Ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studies the interaction between plants and soil microbes. She uses genomics to understand endangered orchids. #Groundbreaker

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