Picture A Scientist Film Coming to Montana Tech Campus

02/17/2021

Montana Tech Wellness and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) are co-hosting an event to show the film “Picture a Scientist” to the campus. This film was an Official Selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. It follows the careers of three women in science. Their experiences pass through microaggressions to hostility and sexual harassment with the field of science.

View the trailer here: Picture a Scientist Trailer

A screening of the film will occur on the Montana Tech campus on Thursday, February 18th, in the Library Auditorium. The film will also be available for an on-demand screening for 72 hours beginning Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 pm.

On Tuesday, February 23rd, Montana Tech Wellness and SWE will host a panel discussion about the film on campus. The discussion will also be available via Zoom. The panel discussion will take place from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Panelists

Picture a Scientist Discussion Panel

  • Dr. Beverly Hartline, Former Vice Chancellor of Research and Dean of The Graduate School at Montana Technological University
  • Dr. Alejandra Maldonado, Epidemiology Manager, Ecotoxicologist at Utah Department of Health
  • Dr. Carrie Vath, Dean of Students/Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management at Montana Technological University
  • Dr. Megan Shabram, Astrophysicist, Head of Data/Science & Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Bountiful Ag, Postdoctoral Program Fellow in Space Science Astrophysics Branch at NASA
  • Dr. Marisa Pedulla, Bioscientist, Chemist and Professor at Montana Technological University
  • Dr. Mary Ellen Lutey, Senior Vice President of Exploration, Development and Environmental, Health and Safety for SM-Energy, Montana Tech Alumni

The panelists will share their experiences in the field of science.

If you have questions, please email wellness@mtech.edu.

Register using the QR code below.

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