{"id":4497,"date":"2022-03-08T09:14:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T09:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:16:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:16:21","slug":"international-womens-day-the-scientists-and-engineers-who-inspire-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2022\/03\/08\/international-womens-day-the-scientists-and-engineers-who-inspire-us\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day: The scientists and engineers who inspire us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalwomensday.com\/\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a> (8 March) is both a celebration of women&#8217;s achievements and a vital call for action towards equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual event encourages us to #BreakTheBias and strive towards a gender-equal world, free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fields of science and engineering there can be little doubt about the scale of the challenge we face, and the considerable work needed, to make this a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An army of women, though \u2013 past, present and future \u2013 are leading the charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we ask scientists across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Faculty of Science and Engineering<\/a> (and beyond) about the women who inspire them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elif Turk: \u00d6zlem T\u00fcreci<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jHfJLKa3Ons?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elif, a second-year mechanical engineering student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mace.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering<\/a> who also runs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WESUniofManchester\/\">Women in Engineering Society Manchester<\/a>, has chosen the German physician, scientist and entrepreneur \u00d6zlem T\u00fcreci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pioneer in the field of vaccines, T\u00fcreci co-founded the biotechnology company BioNTech. Importantly, she and her team were able to develop the first messenger RNA-based vaccine \u2013 crucial in the long-running battle with COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aneeqa Khan: Technically Speaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3e8NeW3XdqM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Aneeqa Khan is a research fellow in nuclear fusion within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harwell.manchester.ac.uk\/\">The University of Manchester at Harwell<\/a>. Her selection is not one person but a whole team \u2013 the one behind the fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/techspeaking.podbean.com\/\">Technically Speaking podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A diverse collection of scientists and engineers, the team comes together to apply their critical thinking skills to just about anything. As they say themselves, they&#8217;re sometimes funny, often opinionated, and always entertaining!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Khan has also appeared on the Faculty podcast The Buzz, where she helped us answer the question: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2021\/03\/30\/the-buzz-s2-e3-what-is-the-future-of-nuclear-energy\/\">What is the future of nuclear energy?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katie Downes: Rosalind Franklin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hk7aKDhvt5c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Katie Downes, a PhD student in cell biology and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/haveyouhearduk.com\/\">Have You Heard? podcast<\/a> team \u2013 a project aiming to spark discussion about what science is, how it makes it to our newsfeeds, and how we should interpret it \u2013 the choice had to be Rosalind Franklin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best known for her work uncovering the structure of DNA, Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was also central to the understanding of molecular structures of RNA, viruses, coal and graphite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katie has also featured on The Buzz podcast, when we asked the question: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2021\/07\/01\/the-buzz-s2-e6-should-we-trust-all-science-news\/\">Should we trust all science news?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sophie Daniel: Imogen Napper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fDZAzvBMg38?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophie is a PhD student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.materials.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Materials<\/a>, who has a background in fashion and whose current research looks at how we can remediate plastic pollution in the oceans. 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