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She Persists is the an empowering corner of the internet for young women who see themselves in STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
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Building a Path at the Intersection of Medicine and Technology with Aanya Gupta (opens the original)
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In this episode, Aanya Gupta shares how her original goal of becoming a doctor evolved as she discovered coding, engineering, and computational public health. She discusses developing agent-based models to study vaccine uptake and disease spread, using synthetic data to estimate chronic disease prevalence, and experiencing the iterative process of turning research into published work. She also reflects on working with clinicians and a patient through Stanford’s Clinical Science, Technology and M
Engineering Without Limits: Solar Cars, SpaceX, and Sustainable Design with Sofie Roux and Rachel Grant (opens the original)
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Sofie Roux and Rachel Grant are Stanford engineers whose work spans solar-powered race cars, sustainable architecture, aerospace, and global education. As leaders of the Stanford Solar Car Project, they helped rebuild a struggling team, transform an aging vehicle into a second-place finisher, and prepare the next generation of students to design an entirely new car. In this episode, Sofie shares how she founded Bloombox Design Labs at sixteen and began transforming shipping containers into solar
From Bangladesh to UMD: Dr. Fardina Alam’s Journey in AI and Academia (opens the original)
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Dr. Fardina F. Alam is the Program Director for Data Science at the University of Maryland, College Park and a researcher working at the intersection of machine learning and computational biology. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering, Dr. Alam began her career as a lecturer in Bangladesh before moving to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. at George Mason University. In this episode, Dr. Alam shares what it was like to leave behind an established teaching pos
Reaching for Space, Creating Space for Others with Anastasia Lesniewski (opens the original)
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Anastasia “Sasha” Lesniewski is an aerospace engineering student at Purdue University pursuing a minor in Global Engineering Studies. After discovering aerospace through a TikTok rabbit hole during high school, Sasha transformed a newfound fascination with space into a path that took her from growing up in Guatemala to studying at Purdue—the “Cradle of Astronauts.” In this episode, Sasha shares how the limited aerospace opportunities she encountered in Guatemala shaped her commitment to making S
The Women of Monash Motorsport Building Formula SAE Race Cars in Australia (opens the original)
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What does it take to build a Formula SAE race car from the ground up? In this episode of the She Persists Podcast, I sit down with Christina, Lillian, Monica, and Yeheni from Monash Motorsport—one of Australia's leading Formula SAE teams. Together, we explore what goes into designing, testing, and racing a student-built vehicle, from aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics to autonomous systems, electrical engineering, and vehicle performance. We talk about how Monash became a pioneer in A
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