Nebraska Women: Strive, Thrive, Empower and Mentor, a conference for Nebraska’s women in STEM featuring Emily Calandrelli
The Nebraska Women in STEM Conference is SOLD OUT
Join us on March 23, 2023 for the inaugural Nebraska Women in STEM Conference at the Graduate Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Attendees of the Nebraska Women in STEM Conference will have the opportunity to develop their personal and professional identity, build networks of support to help them achieve their goals, and have a great time while doing it!
About Emily Calandrelli
Emily Calandrelli is the host and co-executive producer of the hit Netflix series Emily’s Wonder Lab. Each episode features Emily and a group of kid-scientists as they learn about STEAM through experiments and fun activities. Emily is also an Executive Producer and Emmy nominated host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space and was a correspondent on Netflix’s, Bill Nye Saves The World.
Emily, who was named to Adweek’s “11 Celebrities and Influencers Raising the Bar for Creativity in 2017”, is also an accomplished writer and speaker on the topics of space exploration, scientific literacy, and equality. Her chapter book series, The Ada Lace Adventures, centers around an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology, the second book in the series, Ada Lace: Sees Red, was included in the National Science Teachers Association’s list of best STEM books for 2018. The third book, Ada Lace: Take Me To Your Leader, was part of the initiative from NASA and CASIS, Story Time from Space where the book was launched into space and read by an astronaut aboard the ISS to an audience of kids. The fifth and most recent book in the series, Ada Lace: and the Suspicious Artist which was released in February 2019. All 5 books in the series are available at Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon. Earlier this year Emily released a children’s book, Reach For The Stars, an uplifting book about love and shared discovery.
Emily frequently gives talks about the importance of science literacy, the benefits of space exploration, and the challenges for women in STEM careers for clients like Google, Pixar, MIT, Texas Instruments as well as dozens of K-12 schools across the nation. Her first two TEDx talks, “I Don’t Do Math” and “Space Exploration Is The Worst,” have garnered over one million views on YouTube.
Prior to her work in science communication, Emily attended West Virginia University, where she received a Bachelors of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, and MIT where she received two Masters of Science degrees, one in Aeronautics and Astronautics and the other in Technology and Policy. Through her work, she wants to make science relatable, easy to understand and more exciting today than ever before in history.
Become a Sponsor
Support the inaugural Nebraska Women in STEM conference by becoming a sponsor! Sponsors will support our effort to provide professional development opportunities for women in STEM across Nebraska. This event would not be possible without the generous investment from organizations committed to supporting women in Nebraska’s STEM industries.
Accommodations
- Coming in from out of town? Book a room at the Graduate Hotel using our group rate HERE.
- A Mother’s Room will be available throughout the conference for nursing mothers.
- Additional accommodations may be requested on the conference registration form.
About Nebraska Women in STEM
The mission of Nebraska Women in STEM is to provide opportunities for Nebraska’s professional women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to develop professionally, make connections, and promote policies that increase the number of women in STEM. It is a partnership between Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures.
