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STEWARD: STEm Women scholars’ And Researchers’ Development
STEWARD: STEm Women scholars’ And Researchers’ Development
Mridula Nair is one of IITM's most distinguished alum. She has been recognized on Forbes 50 over 50, spotlighting 50 successful women in 2021. Read more here
Recognitions for STEWaRD Alumni Mentors: Mridula Nair
Recognitions for STEWaRD Alumni Mentors: Mridula Nair
Dr. Nair holds more than 135 U.S. patents, a majority of which were earned after she turned 50.
Nair's accomplishments after 50 include her promotion to a research fellow at Kodak and winning its Century Inventors Award.
In 2020, at age 66, she received a patent for a new and greener method for opacifying textiles.
STEWaRD in the News:
STEWaRD in the News:
'IIT-Madras launches mentorship initiative to tackle underrepresentation of women in research'
'IIT-Madras launches mentorship initiative to tackle underrepresentation of women in research'
-Indian Express-
-Indian Express-
"Intending to drive change, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Friday launched the STEM women scholars’ and researchers’ development (STEWARD) initiative focused on mentoring women PhD research scholars at all levels"
read the full article here (27/04/21)
'How women shattered the glass ceiling in BTech at IITs'
'How women shattered the glass ceiling in BTech at IITs'
-Education Times-
-Education Times-
"In 2020, several IIT-M alumnae from India and the US and senior women professors started a mentoring program for STEM women students at IIT Madras, who are considering research or scholarly careers"
read the full article here (01/11/21)
Celebrating IITM women Achievers
Celebrating IITM women Achievers
Sushmitha Shree
Sushmitha Shree
Electrical Engineering student and STEWARD mentee awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) . Read more about her achievement here: http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/2020/11/celebrating-achievements-sushmitha/
Sruti S.
Sruti S.
PhD student in the Department of electrical engineering and STEWARD mentee who has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship.
http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/2020/11/celebrating-achievements-sruti/
Lakshmi Areekath
Lakshmi Areekath
Winner of the Malathi Veeraraghavan Scholar 2020 Award instituted in the
memory of our alumnus Dr. Malathi Veeraraghavan (http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/2020/11/celebrating-achievements-sruti/ ), and STEWARD mentee.
Mentor Workshop
Mentor Workshop
October 18 2020
October 18 2020
7:30p.m. - 9:00 p.m. IST
7:30p.m. - 9:00 p.m. IST
A discussion with Anne Condon, Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, and a leader of a STEM Canada program - EnGendering Success in STEM - targeting academic and early career researchers. Topics include the following:
Recognition of social exclusion / implicit bias, etc., and negative impacts.
Discrimination and other problems that impact all under-represented groups, with a focus on those that have a special impact on women.
The effectiveness and importance of 1-on-1 mentoring of women by women, bolstered by peer support networks.
STEWARD mentoring dos and don'ts.
institutional-scale STEWARD mentoring: Peer networks, training and support systems.
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