The Minorities and Women in OSA is an important networking resource dedicated to providing educational and networking opportunities, career support and grant information. MWOSA programming includes guest speaker presentations on topics and issues of special interest to female and minority scientists.
OSA member and thin-film consultant Jennifer Kruschwitz shared her advice about how to prepare for a career in consulting during a Minorities and Women in OSA (MWOSA) event. Jennifer is Digital Rochester's 2012 Technology Woman of the Year.
MWOSA Tea 2008: Past President Panel FiO in Rochester, NY (Part 2 of 3)
MWOSA Tea 2008: Past President Panel FiO in Rochester, NY (Part 3 of 3)
MWOSA Tea 2008: Past President Panel FiO in Rochester, NY (Part 1 of 3)
The MWOSA tea panel discussion featuring OSA's CEO Elizabeth Rogan, and OSA Board of Directors members Jannick Rolland, University of Rochester; Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo & Laura Weller-Brophy, FluoroLogic, Inc.
Michal Lipson, 2010 MacArthur Fellow and OSA Fellow, spoke on "Subtle Discrimination" at the 2010 MWOSA event.
Dr. Linda M. Garverick and Understanding Unconscious Bias to Create Fair Evaluation & Promotion Practices (17 December 2009) - Part 1 of 2 Visit Minorities & Women in OSA Community Site