speakers

We have an incredible lineup of speakers for weSTEM 2024! Click on each photo to learn more about the speaker.

Networking Keynote

Cecilia Aragon - Author of Flying Free & Human-Centered Data Science; Professor, College of Engineering, UW

Opening Remarks

Ellen Wang Althaus - Assistant Dean for Strategic Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiatives, Grainger College of Engineering, UIUC

Opening Keynote

Anna Marie LaChance - Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, UMass Amherst

Closing Keynote

Nita Singh Kaushal - Founder of Miss CEO; Lecturer, School of Engineering, Stanford

Speakers & Panelists

Rummana Alam - Teaching Professor, College of Law, UIUC

Maria Alvim-Gaston - Executive Director, Medicines Innovation Hub/Talent Development Academy, Eli Lilly

Molly Bathje - Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, DePaul

Rose Cersonsky - Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, UW-Madison

Bhumika Chhabra - Senior Manager, Micron

Maria Curry-Nkansah - Senior Advisor & Co-Lead, Circular Economy for Energy Materials Initiative, NREL

Tolulope Fadina - Assistant Professor, Mathematics, UIUC

Lexi Feutz - Civil Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Juliet Johnston - Founder of Queer Science; Postdoctoral Researcher, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Miranda Tseng Katter - Business Integration Manager, Caterpillar

Ke Min - Global Formulation Portfolio Leader, Corteva

Sudeshna Mohanty - Senior Associate, RMI

Greses Pérez - Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts

Violeta Rodriguez - Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, UIUC

Jennifer Schultz Nelson - Adjunct Instructor, Crop Sciences, UIUC

Sara Stangel - Director, IT Portfolio Management, Motorola

Lauren Valentino - Environmental Engineer, Argonne National Lab

Jennifer VanAntwerp - Author of Sex, Gender, and Engineering: Harassment at Work and School; Professor, Chemical Engineering, Calvin

Ann-Perry Witmer - Research Scientist, Illinois Applied Research Institute