WOMEN IN STEM: AFTER 55 YEARS, A THIRD WOMAN IS AWARDED A NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

This is the first posting in BPWA’s celebration of women in STEM.  Only 3 women have received the Nobel prize in physics in its 117-year history, yet there have been many amazing women physicists through that period.  Associate Professor Donna Strickland from Canada shares the 2018 prize with Arthur Ashkin and Gerard Mourou.