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Hattie Carwell
Born (1948-07-17) July 17, 1948 (age 75)
Brooklyn, New York
EducationBennett College for Women Rutgers University
Scientific career
FieldsHealth physics
InstitutionsU.S. Department of Energy International Atomic Energy Agency

Hattie Carwell (born July 17, 1948) is an American physicist and former scientist with the United States Department of Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency. In 1990, she became a program manager for high energy and nuclear programs with the DOE San Francisco Operations Office.[1] She additionally was a lead operations engineer at the Berkeley Site Office in 1994-2006.

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 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] She was an attendee at the 2014 National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine workshop entitled Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Middle-Skilled Workforce Needs.[5]

Writing

Carwell has written two books and numerous articles. One of her books is titled Blacks in Science: Astrophysicist to Zoologist.[1][6]

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,[7] and Co-founder and Executive Director of the Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village in Oakland, California.[1][8] Carwell also serves as the Coordinator of the Coalition of Hispanic, African and Native Americans for the Next Generation of Engineers and Scientists (CHANGES).[9]

Recognition

Carwell has been recognized for her work with the Department of Energy, where she has received numerous awards. She has also 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.[10] 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.[11][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.[12] On February 18, 2020, Carwell was featured on a podcast episode on a University of Manitoba radio channel.[13] She was recognized at the STEM Future Foundation's WE ALL WIN WITH STEM! Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony in 2018 with an Urban Superhero Award and Congressional Accommodation from Barbara Lee.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hattie Carwell's Biography". The HistoryMakers. November 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Hattie Carwell". www.nsbp.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  3. ^ Roundtable, National Research Council (US) Chemical Sciences (2011). Workshop Attendees. National Academies Press (US).
  4. ^ "Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools - Our Program". www.chbgs.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  5. ^ Read "Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Middle-Skilled Workforce Needs: Summary of a Workshop" at NAP.edu.
  6. ^ Carwell, Hattie (1977). Blacks in Science: Astrophysicist to Zoologist. Exposition Press. ISBN 978-0-682-48911-9.
  7. ^ "Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology - Board of Directors". www.dfbsstscholarship.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  8. ^ "MORE MAAT … – The Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers (NCCBPE)". Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  9. ^ "Changes Coalition Member Profiles". www.changescoalition.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  10. ^ "Alumnae Profiles". Bennett College. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  11. ^ "Inductees". National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  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.
  13. ^ "Sea Change Radio - February 18, 2020". umfm.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  14. ^ "The STEM Future Foundation Host The WE ALL WIN WITH STEM! Competition For Northern CA Students". TSFF. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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