Simmons College - Boston, Massachusetts

CCMR Since 1998, Simmons College has had an on-going partnership with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) and its Associate Director, Dr. Helene Schember. The partnership led to the development of the Women in Materials program (WIM) in 2001, with the aim of enhancing the participation of women in materials science. In this regard, WIM has been extraordinarily successful, largely due to the strong Simmons/CCMR partnership.

Results

WIM began with a single research project focused on organic electronics. This project has recently expanded, and WIM has also incorporated two new research areas focused on selective crystal growth, and colloidal nanoparticles. As a result, sixty percent of Simmons Chemistry and Physics faculty and approximately 25% of our science majors are involved in WIM research, and approximately 80% of these science majors joined WIM as 1st or 2nd year students. Overall, the program has led to an increase in the number of women jointly authoring/presenting papers, majoring in physics, minoring in materials science, enrolling in materials-related REUs and entering Ph.D. programs in materials science or related disciplines.

NSF This collaborative research conducted through the Women in Materials program is funded by the National Science Foundation through Grant No. DMR-0108497. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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		Since 1998, Simmons College has had an on-going partnership with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) and its Associate Director, Dr. Helene Schember. The partnership led to the development of the Women in Materials program (WIM) in 2001, with the aim of enhancing the participation of women in materials science. In this regard, WIM has been extraordinarily successful, largely due to the strong Simmons/CCMR partnership. Results WIM began with a single research project focused on organic electronics. This project has recently expanded, and WIM has also incorporated two new research areas focused on selective crystal growth, and colloidal nanoparticles. As a result, sixty percent of Simmons Chemistry and Physics faculty and approximately 25% of our science majors are involved in WIM research, and approximately 80% of these science majors joined WIM as 1st or 2nd year students. Overall, the program has led to an increase in the number of women jointly authoring/presenting papers, majoring in physics, minoring in materials science, enrolling in materials-related REUs and entering Ph.D. programs in materials science or related disciplines. This collaborative research conducted through the Women in Materials program is funded by the National Science Foundation through Grant No. DMR-0108497. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. ^ Click the above images to view a larger version of the picture.