Battling Biases and Barriers: Lecture by Geraldine Richmond

Chemist Geraldine Richmond will deliver a lecture, "Battling Biases and Barriers: Necessary Steps Our Academic Institutions Must Take To Assure a Strong Science and Engineering Workforce," to address the ways in which universities can work to achieve diversity.Professor Geraldine Richmond holds Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professorship in Chemistry at the University of Oregon. Her visit to USC is sponsored by the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program. Richmond is also known widely for her teaching and mentoring activities and has been nationally recognized for developing innovative methods for teaching science literacy courses. Her extensive international efforts in recruiting and mentoring women in the sciences at all levels have been recognized with many awards, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering Mentoring from the White House.In 1998, Richmond founded COACh, an organization to foster the career success of women scientists in academia. More than 700 women academic scientists from around the country have since participated in its highly effective programs.

Location: Ahmanson Center, Room 238 (ACB 238)

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Nicole Hawkes