This Earth Day (22 April), we are celebrating women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) with an online event featuring Dr Clare Bond, Dr Harriet Teare and Dr Stephanie Ordonez, who will speak about their participation in a global leadership programme which culminates in a voyage to Antarctica in 2022.
Clare, Harriet and Stephanie will join a team of seven women scientists on this life-changing voyage to the Antarctic in partnership with Homeward Bound, a global leadership initiative, which aims to heighten the influence and impact of women in making decisions that shape our planet.
During the run-up to the expedition in 2022, the team will run, cycle, swim and walk the equivalent distance between the UK and Antarctica (16,000 km) to help raise money for the voyage and create awareness of the many brilliant women working to change the world along the way.
Join us on 22 April to hear more about the role of female scientists in tackling the climate crisis and our speakers’ work in inspiring the next generation of female scientists.
Speakers
Dr Clare Bond is an Earth Scientist interested in how the Earth works from the School of Geosciences at the University of Aberdeen. Her research focuses on mountain building and how the Earth’s crust deforms as a result of natural and anthropogenic processes. She is a director of Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage, and currently advises and works on several Net Zero projects linking across the academic, industry, and policy interface.
Dr Harriet Teare is a multidisciplinary researcher interested in the future of healthcare, in a system that focuses on health rather than disease management. She originally trained as a chemist at the University of Oxford, before embarking on a career at the interface between research and policy. Harriet is a Research Leader at RAND Europe (an independent not-for-profit research organisation).
Dr Stephanie Ordonez from the University of Strathclyde is a mechanical engineer interested in developing sustainable solutions to meet our growing energy demands. Her line of research is focused on the offshore renewable energy sector and particularly, undertaking experimental research in marine energy converters to analyse performance and dynamic loading. She is a member of the technical committees of the European Wave and Tidal Energy (EWTEC) and the Pan-American Marine Energy Conferences (PAMEC).
