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'''Hattie Carwell''' (born July 17, 1948) is an African American physicist and . |
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Revision as of 20:19, 12 July 2020
Hattie Carwell (born July 17, 1948) is an African American physicist and .
Hattie Carwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1948 |
| Education | Bennett College for Women Rutgers University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health physics |
| Institutions | U.S. Department of Energy International Atomic Energy Agency |
Biography and education
Carwell was born July 17, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up in Ashland, Virginia where she was encouraged by her community to become a scientist. After graduating high school Hattie enrolled in Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina in the fall of 1966. She graduated from the college in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. In the fall of 1970, Carwell was enrolled in Rutgers University where she earned a M.S. degree in health physics.[1]
Career
After graduating from Rutgers University, Hattie Carwell obtained a position with the U.S. Department of Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency as a health physicist and nuclear safeguards group leader. She worked both nationally and internationally for the agency. Carwell went on to work in Vienna, Austria where she served as a nuclear safeguards inspector and group leader at the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1980 to 1985.[2] In 1985, she moved to Oakland, California and worked with the Department of Energy as a program manager for high energy and nuclear programs. In 1990, Carwell became the program manager for high energy and nuclear program in the Department of Energy's San Francisco Operations office.[2] Later, Carwell became a senior facility operations engineer at Berkeley in 1992. In 1994, she was promoted to operations lead, a position in which she held until 2006. She later became a senior physical scientist before retiring in 2008.[1] In 2010, she attended a workshop organized by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled "Chemistry in Primetime and Online: Communicating Chemistry in Informal Environments."[3] In March 2020, she served on a panel about higher education leadership at the 50th Annual Conference of the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools.[4]
Writing
Carwell has written two books and numerous articles. One of her books is titled 'Blacks in Science': Astrophysicist to Zoologist".[1][5]
Boards
Carwell is a board member and served as President of the Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers. She is a treasurer for the National Council of Black Engineers and Scientist, co-founder and chair of the Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology[6], and Co-founder and Executive Director of the Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village in Oakland, California.[1][7] Carwell also serves as the Coordinator of the Coalition of Hispanic, African and Native Americans for the Next Generation of Engineers and Scientists (CHANGES).[8]
Recognition
Hattie Carwell has been recognized for her work with the Department of Energy, where she has received numerous awards. She has also been received awards for her work in community leadership. She has received an award from her alma mater Bennett College where she is a distinguished alumnae.[9] Carwell is also noted in Who's Who in America.[1] In 1991, Carwell was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.[10][2] Carwell is featured in the book Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science by Diann Jordan.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/hattie-carwell Nov. 2012
- ^ a b c "Hattie Carwell". www.nsbp.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Roundtable, National Research Council (US) Chemical Sciences (2011). Workshop Attendees. National Academies Press (US).
- ^ "Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools - Our Program". www.chbgs.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Carwell, Hattie (1977). Blacks in Science: Astrophysicist to Zoologist. Exposition Press. ISBN 978-0-682-48911-9.
- ^ "Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology - Board of Directors". www.dfbsstscholarship.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "MORE MAAT … – The Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers (NCCBPE)". Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Changes Coalition Member Profiles". www.changescoalition.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Alumnae Profiles". Bennett College. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Inductees". National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Jordan, Diann (2006). Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists about Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science. Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-445-3.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Bennett College alumni
- Rutgers University alumni
- 21st-century American physicists
- People from Brooklyn
- People from Ashland, Virginia
- 20th-century American physicists
- Scientists from New York City
- Scientists from Virginia
- American women physicists
- African-American scientists
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American women scientists
- United States Department of Energy officials