#BreakTheBias: Women Accelerating Science – Mar. 8, 2022

Session Description

This International Women’s Day (IWD), join us for a free, online discussion to celebrate women driving innovation through technology.

Moderated by the Acceleration Consortium’s (AC) Zamyla Chan, Associate Director of Platforms and Training, the panel features leaders across the field of accelerated molecular and materials discovery, including:

• Preeti Kamakoti, Technology Lead, ExxonMobil
• Lilo Pozzo, Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington (and AC member)
• Pantea Razzaghi, Head of Design, Automata
• Shijing Sun, Research Scientist, Toyota Research Institute
• Helen Tran, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of Toronto (and AC member)

This year’s IWD #BreakTheBias theme calls on us to celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. To honour the day, learn about our panellists and their professional journeys, the challenges they’ve overcome along the way, and their ideas for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive world.