Women in STEM: Catie Cuan Photo source: LinkedIn Conventional wisdom taught us that art and technology were polar opposites, but with the advent of computer programming and the imagination of those using it, that notion has been turned on its head. Let’s dance! Catie Cuan is an artist and a Robotics PhD Candidate at Stanford University. She considers herself a ..read more

Women in STEM: Chantelle Bell While studying bioscience in university, Chantelle Bell, along with classmate Anya Roy, co-founded Syrona Women (later Syrona Health), after developing an innovative home device that lets women test themselves for cervical cancer. Needless to say, we were impressed and wanted to find out more. That’s why we’re so excited to feature Chantelle in Tynker’s Women ..read more

Women in STEM: May 2021 For the last four years, Shannon Towey has been a Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California, where she works on web applications and data processing tools for the Mars 2020 rover mission. Did someone mention a mission to Mars? Wow! This makes Shannon an exciting choice to be featured in Tynker’s ..read more

Women in STEM: Gitanjali Rao In case you missed it, Time Magazine named 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao its Kid of the Year for 2020. She’s an amazing girl from Colorado who’s already making a difference in this world and a great choice to be featured in Tynker’s Women in STEM series for the month of March. Time honored Gitanjali for “using technology ..read more

Women in STEM: Prof. Dr. Angela Schoellig If you’re interested in cutting edge innovation in robotics, drones, and self-driving vehicles, then you should definitely check out Prof. Dr. Angela Schoellig. She’s in charge of the Dynamic Systems Lab at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, where she’s an Assistant Professor. The lab’s vision is to establish a seamless ..read more

Women in STEM: Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen is known as a technologist — a student, professor, engineer, and entrepreneur, whose latest venture used something as simple as a red laser pointer to build a $100 million startup called Openwater. As you can imagine, there’s so much more to Mary Lou that makes her perfect to be ..read more

Women in STEM: Bonnie Ross Last year, Bonnie Ross became just the twenty-third person to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ Hall of Fame. And, it’s easy to see why! Bonnie is the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft and head of 343 Industries, a division of Xbox Game Studios, the studio that runs the highly successful ..read more

Women in STEM: Rana el Kaliouby Scientist Rana el Kaliouby has just released her first book, Girl Decoded, her compelling memoir following her journey from Egypt to America in a quest to reclaim our humanity by bringing emotional intelligence to technology. And what an incredible and inspiring journey it’s been! From getting her Masters in Science at the American University ..read more

Women in STEM: Daphne Koller In 1986, at just 18-years-old, Daphne Koller earned her Masters of Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she was on her way. . . It’s that kind of drive and passion for the sciences that has taken her across the world to California, where she has studied, taught, and worked. Today, we’re super ..read more

Women in STEM: Carol Reiley When we were looking for the next candidate in our series exploring women in the sciences, the search was practically over before it started. First of all, Carol Reiley is multi-talented, extending her influence and drive into many different fields. She’s an executive and an entrepreneur, not to mention an author and a model, though ..read more