[Editors] women engineers doing brain research?

[Jay Chrepta]

Principal Research Scientist Lynette A. Jones
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Jay --

At 03:39 PM 2/22/2005, Elizabeth Thomson wrote:
>Hi Everybody,
>
>I've got another interesting query for you: do any of you know of a woman 
>ENGINEER who has done or is doing brain research?
>
>Here's the context:
>
>The American Association of Engineering Societies, The American Society of 
>Civil Engineers, the
>Society of Women Engineers and numerous other supporting organizations are 
>organizing something called the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project. The 
>goal of the project is to attract more girls and women into the field of 
>engineering.
>
>The cornerstone of the project is a large-format hardcover book entitled
>   "Women Engineers: Extraordinary Stories of How They Changed Our World."
>The
>   book will contain profiles of women who pioneered the field of engineering
>   dating back to the 1870's up through the present. It will be written for
>   girls ages 14-18 years old.
>
>The writer contacted me looking for a woman engineer who has worked in 
>heart research. I helped him with that, and now he is looking for a woman 
>involved in brain research.
>
>  Any recommendations? Send 'em my way.
>
>Elizabeth
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