Zonta International

🚀 Mark your calendars! This Thursday, 16 January, join us for an inspiring free panel discussion featuring Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellows! 🌍Discover how these incredible women are shaping the future with their groundbreaking work in medicine, weather research, wildfire management, pollution reduction and fluid flow in nature—transforming the way we live every day. 🎓 Learn more about our Amelia Earhart Fellowship program and why advocating for education equality is more important than ever. Register for the webinar here: https://ow.ly/n2Fl50UFf4I #WomenInSTEM #BuildABetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Last but not least, we spotlight 1948 Fellow Lucy Stefan. Lucy shared her story through a keynote address at the District 12 Conference in Canon City, CO, USA in October 2013. After being awarded the Amelia Earhart Fellowship in 1948, Lucy continued her studies in aeronautical engineering and became interested in the field of lighter-than-air. She made her first gas balloon flight in Philadelphia in 1954 using coal gas. Lucy then received her fixed-wing aircraft pilot's license in 1973 and continued ballooning for 50 years. Her most spectacular flights were in Switzerland flying over the Swiss Alps, landing twice in Germany and once in Italy. In 2009, Lucy was inducted into the U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame by the Balloon Federation of America. Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://ow.ly/1UEb50Uz4Q2 #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

📢Zonta responds to wildfires in California Our thoughts are with our Zonta members, their families and communities impacted by the devastating wildfires in Southern California. Zonta International President Salla Tuominen has connected with District 9 Governor Gloria Salas and Area Director Britt Vaughan, confirming that all Zontians are safe, though some have evacuated their homes and are facing challenging conditions. We remain in solidarity with the affected communities as firefighters work tirelessly to contain the fires. Further updates from Zontians will be shared as they become available. Read the full response here: https://lnkd.in/gYgFuyMp

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today, we spotlight 1994 Fellow Naoko Yamazaki. Naoko shared her incredible journey at the 2018 Zonta International Convention in Yokohama. She is a former Japanese astronaut who took part in the STS-131 NASA Space Shuttle mission. Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://ow.ly/wOMj50UyoF5 #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today, we spotlight 1998 Fellow Kendra Sharp. Kendra is a professor of mechanical engineering at Oregon State University currently serving as the head of the Office of International Science and Engineering at the U.S. National Science Foundation. Kendra was a previous guest on Remarkable Women, Powerful Stories. Watch her full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gGYwJrFB Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://ow.ly/4rS250Uz9nf #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today, we spotlight 1999, 2000 Fellow Lindy Elkins-Tanton. Lindy is a prolific figure in the planetary science community. As the Principal Investigator of NASA's Psyche mission to explore the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche, she is the second woman to lead a NASA mission to a major solar system body. Lindy was a guest on Remarkable Women, Powerful Stories in 2022. Watch her full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gEw3KG8a Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://ow.ly/4KPa50Uz9nh #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today, we spotlight 2023 Fellow Swarnalatha Kathalagiri Vasantha Kumar. Swarnalatha shares how the support she received from the Zonta International Amelia Earhart Endowment Fund has allowed her to pursue her Ph.D in Aerospace Systems Engineering. She wants to use her experience to inspire others to follow their dreams and be an example for women and girls aspiring to have a career in STEM. Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/etMzKtcg #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today, we spotlight 2011, 2013 Fellow Laura Suarez Henderson. Laura presented her doctoral dissertation at the 2014 Zonta International Convention on tracking and measuring uncataloged man-made objects in space. Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/etMzKtcg #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today, we spotlight 2020 Fellow, Yaeji Kim. Yaeji shared her Ph.D. studies in Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University, with work primarily focusing on small bodies like asteroids and comets. Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/etMzKtcg #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld

✨Join us in celebrating Amelia Earhart Month! ✨ Today we spotlight 2023 Amelia Earhart Fellow, Michaela Hemming. Michaela shares how the support she received from the Zonta International Amelia Earhart Endowment Fund has fueled her research in aeronautics and is advancing opportunities for women in the historically male-dominated field. Find out more about how our AE Fellows’ work impacts our daily lives on 16 January. Register now at: https://lnkd.in/etMzKtcg #AmeliaEarhartMonth #WomenInSTEM #BuildaBetterWorld