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One of my favorite #WomenInPhysics 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪
gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · Oct 27
"Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist."
— Lise Meitner (7 November 1878 – 27 October 1968)

#WomenInSTEM
Dr. Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist, three-quarter length portrait Harris & Ewing - Library of Congress
October 27, 2024 at 4:29 PM
astronomisty.bsky.social
🧪 #WomenInPhysics 🔭
astronomisty.bsky.social Misty Bentz @astronomisty.bsky.social · Jan 25
CU*iP weekend at U Alabama
(Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics)
Selfie of a white woman with brown hair in front of a U Alabama campus sign for North Lawn Hall.
January 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
physgal.bsky.social
One of my favorite #WomenInPhysics ⚛️ 🎢 👩‍🔬
February 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
physgal.bsky.social
One of my favourite #WomeninPhysics
physicstoday.aip.org Physics Today @physicstoday.aip.org · Dec 23
Chinese American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu earned the nicknames First Lady of Physics and Queen of Nuclear Research because of her groundbreaking work in particle physics.

Learn about her: doi.org/10.1063/pt.o...

#WomeninSTEM #Physics #PhysicsToday
Photo of Chien-Shiung Wu assembling an electro-static generator
January 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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#WomenInPhysics
ulrikeboehm.bsky.social Ulrike Boehm @ulrikeboehm.bsky.social · Nov 3
In Oct, I highlighted four #womeninphysics for my "Physikerin der Woche" initiative. Learn more about Freya (DESY, University of Hamburg), Janine (University of Düsseldorf), Isabell (DESY, CERN) & Anna (TU Munich, FRM II) & their current work focus 😀 👉 www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...
November 14, 2024 at 6:29 PM
physgal.bsky.social
Always going to share stories about one of my favorite #WomenInPhysics 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪
May 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
physgal.bsky.social
👩🏻‍🔬 #WomenInPhysics
martastoeckel.bsky.social Marta R. Stoeckel, PhD, NBCT @martastoeckel.bsky.social · Sep 26
The article also drives home that to achieve gender equity, especially intersectional gender equity, we need to change the culture of physics, not fix students
Screenshot of a paragraph from an article with a highlighted section in quotes here: Crucially, we suggest that "attempts to disrupt current patterns of physics participation will necessarily have to engage with the power relations and educational structures and processes which produce the elitism of physics." That is, intervention might must usefully be directed at changing the field of physics and the physics classroom, rather than focusing on trying to change students (particularly girls), as many currently do. Although, writing in the context of science teachers, Roth et AL. (2000) suggest that the habitus can be transformed in some aspects through reflective self-work, we suggest that unless the field is also changed, so as to value and align better with femininity and to challenge associations of physics with eliteness, that such work on student habitus may be limited in its effect.
September 27, 2023 at 3:25 PM
astronomisty.bsky.social
Frances Perkins majored in physics at Mt Holyoke College. After graduation, she taught science at a girl’s school before fully shifting her focus to worker’s rights. 🧪 #WomenInPhysics
carvehername.bsky.social Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · Mar 4
#OnThisDay, 4 Mar 1933, Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor: the first woman to hold a cabinet post in the USA.

She was a workers-rights activist, a key builder of the New Deal, and was in FDR's cabinet throughout his Presidency.

#WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️

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Photo of Frances Perkins being sworn in, with a strong beam of light highlighting her. The rest of the people in the room are men.
March 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
physgal.bsky.social
Physicist Narges Mohammadi awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

#WomenInPhysics 👩‍🔬 🎢 🧪 ⚛️
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October 9, 2023 at 7:49 PM
deap3600.bsky.social
Attention physicists!
#womeninphysics
mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 21
Attention physicists! The abstract deadline for the 2025 Women+ in Physics Canada Conference has been extended to May 2! Share your research with a national audience committed to advancing gender equity in physics. WIPC+ is open to all physicists - please share and encourage others to submit!
April 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
physgal.bsky.social
Interesting new results from @aip.bsky.social about the persistence of #WomenInPhysics. Their interactions with college/university instructors are very important. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩‍🔬
How Women Persist in Undergraduate Physics
The Importance of Social Support from Faculty and Peers
ww2.aip.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
jenpursley.bsky.social
Looking forward to a great discussion this afternoon! #womeninphysics
aapthq.bsky.social AAPTHQ @aapthq.bsky.social · Feb 18
Join the next #Physics & #Astronomy SEA Change webinar on "Closing the gap: strategies for physics departments to increase representation of women in leadership positions" with presenter Dr. Jennifer Pursley, Mayo Clinic, on February 20 at 3 pm ET. ow.ly/cmAg50UNN2I #SEAChangewebinar #ITeachPhysics
February 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
kanaya-malakar.bsky.social
Back to my desk at Brandeis. I missed this space. Over the years I have customized it to fit my work style. I added potted plants, enough notebooks, a personal whiteboard, tablecloth to prevent static, silverware, doodling pens, and a lot of free space. It's my zen.
🧪⚛️ #womeninphysics #furmip
December 27, 2024 at 5:51 PM
physgal.bsky.social
Only five more days until "Women in Physics Day". Did you know that both Marie Curie and Lise Meitner were born on November 7th? To celebrate, I've decided to declare November 7th as #WomeninPhysics Day! 🎢 👩🏻‍🔬 🧪 ⚛️
Madame Curie (1867-1934), noted physical chemist, poses in her Paris laboratory. Undated photograph. Dr. Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist, three-quarter length portrait
November 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM
nmostnetwork.bsky.social
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Michelle Lee, a Health Physicist at the Los Alamos National Lab! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninPhysics #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWomeninSTEM
February 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
physgal.bsky.social
In honor of the upcoming #WomenInPhysics Day, let's create a thread of amazing women physicists. I'll start with one my favorites, Chien-Shiung Wu, who is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. ⚛️ 🧪 👩‍🔬 🎢
Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) "The First Lady of Physics" In her long career, Chien-Shiung Wu disproved a "law" of nature (conservation of parity), worked on the Manhattan Project, became the first female instructor in Princeton's physics department, and earned a reputation as the leading experimental physicist of her time. PI PERIMETER INSTITUTE
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
physgal.bsky.social
I found it! November 7th is the day I propose for Women in Physics Day. 👩🏻‍🔬 🎢 ⚛️
Screenshot of a tweet which says: Did you know that both Marie Curie and Lise Meitner were born on Nov 7th? From now on, I'm going to call this date "Women in Physics Day". Let the celebrations begin. #WomenInPhysics @AAPTHQ @CAPhys @APSphysics
August 1, 2024 at 11:36 PM
physgal.bsky.social
Dear Physicists and Physics fans,

I would like to encourage you to celebrate #WomenInPhysics Day this Friday, November 7th.

Why November 7th? Because it is the birthday of two of the most impactful women physicists of the 1900's: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. 🎢 ⚛️ 🧪 👩‍🔬
WOMEN IN PHYSICS DAY! In honor of the pioneering women in physics who broke down barriers to do what they love, we celebrate Women in Physics Day on November 7th, the birthdate of both Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. Marie Skrodowska-Curie (1867-1934) Radioactivity pioneer, two-time Nobel laureate A giant of science, Marie Sktodowska-Curie conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, a term she coined. She discovered two elements, founded two medical research centres, won two Nobels, and invented mobile X-ray units (dubbed petites Curies), saving countless lives in World War Lise Meitner (1878-1968) Nuclear physicist When Lise Meitner was a teen, Austria restricted female higher education. She pursued physics anyway, and 25 years later became the first woman in Germany to hold a professorship in physics. She helped discover nuclear fission, but was contentiously not awarded the 1944 Nobel alongside collaborator Otto Hahn. NOVEMBER 7TH
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
ulrikeboehm.bsky.social
In Nov, I highlighted four #womeninphysics for my "Physikerin der Woche" initiative. Learn more about Stefanie (ZAE Bayern), Estela (Uni Bonn), Irene (Leibniz Universität Hannover), & Elisabetta (DESY, Uni Hamburg) & their current work focus 😀 👉 www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...
December 7, 2024 at 10:35 AM
physgal.bsky.social
This is disappointing. The APS merged all of the regional Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) into one conference in Colorado for 2026. This will make attendance for undergraduates a lot more expensive in terms of both money and time. ⚛️ 🎢 👩‍🔬 #WomenInPhysics
Attendees
Find mentors, explore education and career opportunities and network with and learn from fellow students with varied backgrounds and perspectives in physics.
www.aps.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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#WomenInPhysics Day #November7
physgal.bsky.social Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social · Nov 4
In honor of the upcoming #WomenInPhysics Day, let's create a thread of amazing women physicists. I'll start with one my favorites, Chien-Shiung Wu, who is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. ⚛️ 🧪 👩‍🔬 🎢
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
ulrikeboehm.bsky.social
In Oct, I highlighted four #womeninphysics for my "Physikerin der Woche" initiative. Learn more about Freya (DESY, University of Hamburg), Janine (University of Düsseldorf), Isabell (DESY, CERN) & Anna (TU Munich, FRM II) & their current work focus 😀 👉 www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...
November 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
oxfordphysics.bsky.social
As part of our International Women’s Day series, we’re spotlighting Prof Daniela Bortoletto and her research in particle physics.

Full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFArF3kJ2dM

#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInPhysics #ParticlePhysics #HiggsBoson #WomenInSTEM #Oxford
March 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
physgal.bsky.social
Another of my favorite #WomenInPhysics is Donna Strickland, a Canadian who was the third woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on high intensity laser pulses. ⚛️ 🎢 🧪 👩‍🔬 🇨🇦
DONNA STRICKLAND - NobelPrize.org
Physics laureate Donna Strickland thinks lasers are cool. With enthusiasm for the field and “very, very hard” work, she found a way to create high-intensity laser pulses. This technique, chirped pulse...
www.nobelprize.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
physgal.bsky.social
I was just Googling my name (as one does) and I found this old article from 1997 about me from when I started working at the University of La Verne. I was so young. 👩🏻‍🔬 🎢 #WomenInPhysics
Johnson engaged in real world math - Campus Times
Leaning back and smiling wittingly, Dr. Sarah Johnson ponders her career choice as a Particle Physicist. As the new assistant professor of physics at the University of La Verne, Dr. Johnson agrees tha...
lvcampustimes.org
July 27, 2024 at 5:52 PM