Ainissa Ramirez: Science evangelist and author

Just as I am composing in my head the "Reasons my son is crying" Tumblr caption (He stomped on his toy helicopter and is upset it won't fly), Ainissa Ramirez, science superhero, comes to the rescue! Like so many scientists and engineers, she was encouraged to do so, and she was expose...

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Published in:MRS bulletin 2017-05, Vol.42 (5), p.394-395
Main Author: Greco, Shannon Swilley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied and Technical Physics
Automotive wheels
Awards & honors
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Digital media
Energy Materials
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Physics
Science education
Scientists
Society News Profiles
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Summary:Just as I am composing in my head the "Reasons my son is crying" Tumblr caption (He stomped on his toy helicopter and is upset it won't fly), Ainissa Ramirez, science superhero, comes to the rescue! Like so many scientists and engineers, she was encouraged to do so, and she was exposed to role models in science. Ainissa's fifth grade science teacher, Ms. Donahue, assigned investigative projects to her students, encouraging them to catalog the trees of Central Park. Social media today allows even somewhat introverted scientists to engage with a segment of people who "might not have otherwise seriously considered science as a topic of interest, let alone a career path." [...]we have soldered a battery connection for our anteater-shaped "bug vacuum," realigned wheels of a remote controlled car, and fixed the aforementioned helicopter three (and a half) times. aShannon Swilley Greco is a program leader in science education...
ISSN:0883-7694
1938-1425
DOI:10.1557/mrs.2017.108