Exhibition Opening of “Life as a Scientist”
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 6pm
Italian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450
Anna Grassellino, Deputy Division Head , Applied Physics and Superconducting Technology Division at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia will speak about her experience as a woman scientist and will introduce this exhibition.
The exhibition “Life as a Scientist” is part of the “100 Women against Stereotypes” initiative, created in 2016 by the Pavia Observatory and the Association of Female Journalists Gi.U.Li.A, in collaboration with the Bracco Foundation and with the support of the European Commission’s Representation in Italy. Indeed, women are seldom consulted by the media as experts and the series of portraits “Life as a Scientist”, by acclaimed photographer Gerald Bruneau, was specifically commissioned to help overcome the bias often associated with the work of women in science and technology and to bring the general public closer to their achievements.
Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio stated the following, “This exhibition highlights Italian female expertise in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as a key element for growth and progress and as a driving force of the excellent bilateral relations between Italy and the United States. It opens a window onto the daily lives of exceptional Italian women – biologists, chemists, engineers, astrophysicists, mathematicians, surgeons and computer scientists – who, through their work and accomplishments, are fostering the cultural shift needed to ensure that gender parity is achieved in every segment and sector of society.”
Free and open to the public.
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