Presented by:
Dr. Alison Williams
Princeton University

When: Monday, May 12th, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Swift Hall Room 500

This talk will investigate the current status of the U.S. scientific pipelines. Current literature and personal anecdotes will be used to explore what can be done to attract and retain students in scientific fields. Suggestions of positive ways the scientific community (from students to retirees) can participate in retention efforts will be given.

Originally from Wooster, OH, Dr. Alison Williams received a B.A. in chemistry at Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry at the University of Rochester. She has taught at Swarthmore College, Wesleyan University, Rutgers University and Princeton University. She has been nationally recognized for her outreach and mentoring efforts and has been named a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer for 2006-2008. As an administrator at Princeton, she has served as a dean of freshmen and sophomores and the associate director of the program in diversity and graduate recruiting for the Department of Molecular Biology.

Sponsored by the Provost's Office, the UC Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Fellows of the Graduate School, and WISE (Women in Science and Engineering).