Jeanette J Epps
American aerospace engineer and astronaut
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Sumita Mitra
An Indian American inventor known for creating a revolutionary dental filling material that improved the way dentists restore teeth, Sumita Mitra used her curiosity and imagination to discover the idea for the material where she least expected it.
Dr Sangeeta Bhatia
A biomedical researcher, MIT professor, and biotech entrepreneur, she has invented human microlivers to study drug metabolism and liver disease as well as nanoparticles that help diagnose, study, and treat ailments like cancer.
Gitanjali Rao
At 16 years old, Gitanjali Rao has invented a device to detect lead in water (inspired by the crisis in Flint, Michigan), an anti-bullying app, and was named TIME’s first “Kid of the Year” in 2020, among other notable accomplishments.
Denise Gray
Former President of LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. Tech Center, where her team provided battery solutions for automotive and non-automotive applications.
Janet P Bonnema
American mining engineer
Marie L V Gayler
In 1915 she joined Walter Rosenhain’s scientific staff in the Metallurgy Department of the National Physical Laboratory, where she would remain for the rest of her career. She and a physical chemist, Miss I. H. Hadfield, were the first women to be appointed to the scientific staff of the Department.
Verena Holmes
Practical mechanical engineer, patent holder and entrepreneur.
Marion McQuillan
Metallurgist who specialised in the engineering uses for titanium and its alloys.
Ronnie Milligan
1959 she gained her chartered engineer status with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (now IET), and moved to planning electrification schemes. In 1961 she and her husband set up their own consultancy, CivLec Industrial Advisory Services.