Women in Science
On 13 February, the sixth edition of Women in Science took place, organised by KIVI Students Twente in cooperation with the Network of Women Engineers.
Three successful ladies gave their views on realising successes and career plans and told about the choices they made. There was also a workshop by Ruth van Veelen & Randy Möwes "Should I stay or should I go? Career support for up-and-coming STEM talent in career choices inside or outside engineering". You can find the sheets of the workshop via the link below.
Afterwards, while enjoying a delicious Italian buffet, there was an opportunity to exchange views with the speakers and other participants. To conclude, there were drinks in the Grand Café.
Thanks again to sponsors Novel-T, Demcon, ASML, Techniekpact Twente, Malvern Panalytical and MESA+.
Description
How do other women engineers shape their careers and realise their plans? Do you want to hear inspiring stories about what it's like to go to work soon after you finish your studies? Would you like to spar with other ladies about what it is like to work in the engineering world? Then don't miss Women in Science!
Three successful ladies give their views on realising successes and career plans in this traditionally male world:
- Dr Daphne Zwartjes, DEMCON
Daphne is team leader of the Quality Engineers at Demcon's development branch. She studied Biomedical Engineering at UT and then received her PhD from the Department of Biomedical Signals and Systems. There, she worked on Deep Brain Stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. After her PhD, she joined DEMCON, where she has been working for 5 years now.
- Dr Loes Segerink, Assistant Professor at University of Twente
After obtaining her MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering at UT, Loes started as a PhD student. During her PhD research, she developed a microfluidic chip that can be used to determine male fertility by looking at the concentration and motility of sperm cells. Besides huge media attention, she received the Simon Stevin Apprentice prize and the Simon Stevin Gezel award. She then started as a postdoc, focusing on the valorisation of the fertility chip, as well as research on other (bio)medical diagnostic systems. In spring 2013, she was a postdoc in Helene Andersson Svahn's group (KTH Stockholm, Sweden). Back in the Netherlands, she received a Veni grant and from 2014 she is in a tenure-track position at UT and programme leader of the strategic research orientation Biomedical Microdevices in the MIRA institute.
- Marlène Hol, Co-Founder & Vice President at Mobina IT
Marlène Hol started studying Technical Computer Science at UT in 2012. Two and a half years ago, she started her Master's in Computer Science, specialising in Data Science and Smart Services. In parallel, she founded her own company Mobina IT together with her father and partner. Mobina IT helps companies in the manufacturing industry implement innovations by co-developing both company and information landscape. Marlène combines her studies with her role as vice president in which she is responsible for developing the software, maintaining the partner network and organising business operations.
In addition, a workshop will be given by Dr Ruth van Veelen & Randy Möwes MSc: Should I stay or should I go? For description see link below.
This event is organised by KIVI Students Twente in collaboration with the Network of Women Engineers. Made possible by a contribution from Novel-T, Techniekpact Twente, Demcon, Malvern Panalytical, ASML and MESA+
Speaker(s)
Daphne Zwartjes
Loes Segerink
Marlène Hol
Ruth van Veelen
Randy Möwes
Location
The Gallery (UT)
Hengelosestraat 500, 7521AN Enschede
Organiser
KIVI Students Twente
Name and contact details for information
Annelies Dekker