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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joy Pinckard]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joy was always interested in STEM from a young age. She loved creating things with items she found around the house. which led her to working on circuits and then programming. She started college at 16 at Jacksonville State University. She majored in applied manufacturing engineering. She also earned her masters in computer science from The University of Alabama in Huntsville.She worked closely with Dr. Petty throughout her masters. During her time in college, she did research with Georgia Institute of Technology and UAH. Right out of college, she got a job working at Amazon in their game development department. Later on, she started working at CFD Research Corporation as a software engineer. She discusses her process of creating video games, which she does as a personal project. She also covers her experiences in STEM as a woman, positive and negative, in academia and industry. She emphasizes the importance of communication and the basics in computer science to make it in the STEM industry today.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2023-07-07]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Women_in_STEM_Joy_Pinckard_7_6_2023]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Mitzi Adams]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Mitzi was interested in rocks, geology, and astronomy as a child. She grew up during the space age and she recalls watching rocket launches in class. When she was ready to go to college, she chose to major in space sciences at Florida Institute of Technology. She later changed her major to physics from Georgia State University. She did not plan to go to graduate school at first but later completed her masters degree in physics at The University of Alabama in Huntsville when she got a graduate Co-Op internship at NASA. Due to her Co-Op, when she finished her masters degree, she started at NASA as a full time employee as a researcher. She worked on chromospheric data and data from Solar Dynamics Observatory that launched in 2010. She also looked at coronal data at high temperatures. In 2020, she became the assistant manager of the Heliophysics and Planetary Science Branch. She discusses how she started in this position and what is required of the position. She now organizes journal clubs and participates space science seminar series. She also focuses on outreach and education alongside her managerial roles. She also has an interested in education that started when she worked at the Fernbank Science Center as a teenager. She does outreach to young individuals as a way to give back to the individuals who inspired her growing up. She discusses the issues she encountered as a woman in STEM. She emphasizes that it is crucial for women to participate in their STEM classes and network with professors.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2023-07-19]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[SueAnne Griffith]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[SueAnne wanted to be a tug boat captain which later transitioned to wanting to go to space. She went to Auburn University and initially majored in music performance-clarinet and software engineering before graduating with double major in wireless engineering and electrical engineering-computer option. She got her masters in electrical engineering and her PhD in computer engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. She worked as graduate research assistant with cybersecurity during graduate school. Due to a medical condition, she would not be able to go to space, so she became a professor at Auburn University. In her free time, she runs a podcast called &quot;Lilly Flagg&#039;s Signal- A Huntsville History Podcast&quot; that covers local history in Huntsville, Alabama. She recalls what it was like being the only woman in her undergraduate program. Her time being a woman in a male dominated field has been full of hardships but she has been determined to continue in her field. She emphasizes communication, and willingness to find answers as crucial to make it in the industry today.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2023-07-21]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[LeLoni Stossmeister]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[As a child, LeLoni was interested in becoming a nurse because she always wanted to help people. She went to Pensacola Christian Academy for Nursing for 2 years before dropping out and moving back to her home state of Alaska. While working at grocery store, she was offered a job working at Fort Greely as a computer systems operator position. She earned her Security Plus certification before starting at Fort Greely. While working there, she was also going back to school for nursing before deciding to take a break to work as a Quality Assurance analyst. She found that she loved working in that field, so she went back to school for a bachelors in Information Technology at Colorado Technical University while working at Northrop Grumman in Quality Assurance. She discusses the process of getting the Security Plus Certification. She strived for growth in her career, which led her to working for Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, Alabama. She discusses what her day to day at work looks like as a quality assurance analyst. She covers how she balances school, as she is still completing her bachelors, while working full time in the industry. She acts as a mentor to interns that come through her department as a part of Northrop Grumman&#039;s AIM program. She mentions the sexism she has faced while working in Alaska, but states it is better in Huntsville. She emphasizes that soft skills are essential in the workplace, like patience and empathy. She says if you are not learning everyday, you are not trying hard enough.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2023-07-21]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Alisa Henrie]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Alisa was interested in STEM when she was very young. She recalls that she fell in love with a book about Marie Curry. Since her mother went to Brigham Young University, she chose to go to BYU as well for Mechanical Engineering to work in the space industry. Her experience as an intern at the Idaho National Laboratory inspired her to get her PhD in mechanical engineering. After graduating from college, she became an educator with experience teaching students from elementary school all the way to college. She worked for KTECH and taught mechatronics to high school aged students. She has also published conference papers and journal articles in material engineering. She is now a clinical professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville on the ground level building the engineering technology program, a new major at UAH. She describes her experience of working in a male dominated as mixed, with positive and negative experiences of being a minority in her field. She emphasizes the need for critical thinking and research skills for those entering the industry today.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2023-07-18]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Robin Flachbart]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Robin was interested in science growing up, stating she would play with chemistry and geology kits. She went to Tennessee Tech with a major in mechanical engineering after switching from electrical engineering. During her college experience, she completed a Co-Op at the US Space and Rocket Center for Space Camp. During her senior year, she completed an interview for Marshall Space Flight Center at her university and got an offer to work for NASA after she graduated college. She had the opportunity to attend the International Space University in Vienna, Austria to take 10 week classes with space industry professionals. She recently completed her degree in history at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, saying it has helped her in the engineering world. While working for NASA, she worked as a propulsion analyst and other positions in the propulsion field. She also supported the Space Shuttle Propulsion team during her time with NASA. Later on, she started working with Jacobs Engineering as a risk manager for the SLS space vehicle. During her career, she has published a number of papers in the professional world. She states that when she started in the industry in 1989, there were few woman engineers. Her experience as a woman in a male dominated field changed over time as more women entered the field. She emphasizes that continuing to learn about your field after graduating school and learning about other fields that interface with your field is crucial. She also states communication is a must today for the workforce.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2023-08-04]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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