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DEWIS Symposium Images of Diversity in Science

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DEWIS@TUDELFT.NL WWW.TUDELFT.NL/DEWIS

Marja Elsinga Professor Housing Institutions and Governance

Amarante Böttger Associate Professor Materials Science and Engineering

Catherine Pappas Professor Neutron and Positron Methods in Materials

Chiara Bisagni Professor Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics

Elisa Giaccardi Professor Interactive Media Design

Astrid Taal Coordinator DEWIS

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Programme • 13:30 Welcome and introduction DEWIS Professor Marja Elsinga, Chair of DEWIS • 13:40 Gender and Physics by Professor Tomas Brage, Lund University • 14:20 Diversity and Imaging by Professor Rosemarie Buikema, Utrecht University

• 15:00 Short break

• 15:20 What does empowerment look like? Feminism and the positive force of

difference by TU Delft Feminists • 15:40 Discussion • 16:05 Wrap up

16:10 Dewis award ceremony: presentation nominees and award presentation by prof Karel Luyben, rector magnificus TU Delft

• 17:00 Closing and drinks

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Isabel Arends elected as member of KNAW

Professor in Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences

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Professor in Engineering Systems Design in Energy, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. • For the first time in

23 years the Best Professor Award goes to a woman.

Paulien Herder receives Best Professor Award 2017

Foto: Sam Rentmeesteer

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Achievements:

• More flexibility in Tenure Track (pregnancy / having children)

• Prof Paul Walton awareness workshop with TU Delft decision makers

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Programme • 13:30 Welcome and introduction DEWIS Professor Marja Elsinga, Chair of DEWIS • 13:40 Gender and Physics by Professor Tomas Brage, Lund University • 14:20 Diversity and Imaging by Professor Rosemarie Buikema, Utrecht University

• 15:00 Short break

• 15:20 What does empowerment look like? Feminism and the positive force of

difference by TU Delft Feminists • 15:40 Discussion • 16:05 Wrap up

16:10 Dewis award ceremony: presentation nominees and award presentation by prof Karel Luyben, rector magnificus TU Delft

• 17:00 Closing and drinks

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Tomas Brage • Professor of Physics at Lund

University • Director of Education for Physics • Member of the steering

committee for gender issues of the League of European Research Universities (LERU)

• Member of the expert advisory board of the Gender Equality Network in European Research Area (GENERA)

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Rosemarie Buikema • Professor of Art, Culture and Diversity

at Utrecht University • Chair of UU Graduate Gender

programme • Scientific Director of

the Netherlands Research School of Gender Studies (NOG)

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TU Delft Feminists “ TU Delft Feminists are a grassroots and horizontal organization for intersectional feminism led by students, PhDs and researchers at the TU Delft.”

Floortje van Sandick Brigitte O'Regan Students at Architecture

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Programme DEWIS-award • 16:10 Presentations of the DEWIS Award Nominees - Mladena Luković (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) - Anahita Jamshidnejad (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) - Dasa Majcen (Architecture and the Built Environment)

16:40 Award Ceremony by Professor Karel Luyben, TU Delft (Rector Magnificus)

17:00 Closing and drinks