World-renowned Brazilian scientists close EstroGênias Project with live on International Women's Day

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Today, March 8th, International Women's DayBarbara Cruvinel SantiagoPh.D. student in physics, researcher in astrophysics and fellow at the NASA, Duília de Melloextragalactic astrophysicist, teacher, writer and contributor to NASA, and Marcia Barbosaresearcher and teacher appointed by the UN as one of the women who changed the world, meet on a live stream to share their stories and experiences, talk about career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math, and show the importance of schools in the culture of STEM learning. and the fundamental role they play in arousing the interest of students, especially girls.

The meeting ends the Estrogenia Project, created by Educational technology to inspire and encourage more girls to participate in building a better and more innovative world and to be increasingly protagonists in the areas of research, science, programming, robotics and technology. The live starts at 15:30, to participate just register on the Estrogenia Project, and after the event all subscribers will receive exclusive material.

EstroGênias started on February 11, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, with educators and influencers showing how simple and possible it is to create with the micro:bit programming board. According to Luís Furtado, Product Manager for Educational Technology, learning programming and robotics is essential to meet the demands of an increasingly digital and connected world, and girls can and should have the same incentives. "We are closing the project with Brazilian scientists who are making their mark in Science and we hope to inspire more girls to get involved and develop in the areas of science, exactitude and technologies.“, he completes.

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Duília de Melo is vice dean of Global Strategies and professor of physics at the Catholic University of Washington DC. collaborates with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 18 years ago. master by Space Research Institute and for University of Alabama, PhD from the University of São Paulo, discovered in 1997 a star that exploded, the supernova 1997D in Chile and went to work with the Hubble Space Telescope in the USA.

Barbara Cruvinel Santiago She holds a PhD in physics from Columbia University studying astronomical instrumentation on a NASA grant, and since college she has also worked with groups that support women and minorities in the sciences. Bárbara discovered her love for physics in her adolescence, representing Brazil and being awarded at the International Young Physicists Tournament. He graduated in physics at Yale University and then worked for a year in the laboratory that won the Nobel Prize in 2017 at MIT.

Marcia Barbosa is a professor of physics at UFRGS, a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Sciences. In 2020, she was considered by UN Women as one of the women who changed the world with science and elected by Forbes Magazine as one of the 20 most powerful women in Brazil. She was also the winner of the Loreal-Unesco Prize for Women in Physical Sciences and the Claudia Prize in Science.

The chat with the three Brazilian women who are leaving their mark on Science and on the world will take place on March 8, at 3:30 pm and to participate, you must register in advance on here .

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