the road to breaking bridges and stereotypes
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Reinforced Concrete I
The road to breaking bridges and stereotypesEva Lantsoght, Ph.D.
11/11/20151
Goal of this presentationYou dont have to give up your life when you become an engineer
Consider graduate schoolImposter syndrome is a result of cultural conditioning
The road as explained with my story
Skewed gender balances at universities11/11/20152
NOT the goal of this presentation
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Lier, Belgium11/11/20154
Childhood aspirations1992: Dirk FrimoutFirst Belgian in space
Electrical Engineering and applied physics
Engineering studies!
Playing cello11/11/20155
Secondary school11/11/20156
Secondary school11/11/20157
Regina Pacis HoveAlmost exclusively girls
Studies: Latin-Mathematics (8)Lacking science education
Graduation Project: History Politics:Analyzing the Lebanese Civil War
Forcing students to go to KU Leuven
Part-time music and spoken word/theater
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel2003: Entrance exam (math)Only 6 universities in BE
57 students in Engineering5 (4) women
General Engineering, BSc levelDifficulties adjusting
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VUB - MusicAngel in TwilightChoir (different choirs, Project-based)
Weekends: SAMWD Lier11/11/201510
Vrije Universiteit Brussel2005: Civil & Environmental Engineering (specialization)not electrical or aerospace10-12 students, 2 women2006: Reinforced Concrete Design2008: MSc Thesis on buckling of concrete columns
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Georgia Tech
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Georgia Tech2008-2009: M.S in Structural EngineeringResearch Project: Punching of RC slabsAnalytical work
Funding: BAEF + Fulbright11/11/201513
Georgia Tech: The ratio
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Georgia Tech: The ratio
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TU Delft
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TU Delft2009-2013: PhD in Civil EngineeringConcrete Structures research group
Research-based PhDTeaching assistant + guest lecturer
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TU Delft: ResearchExperimental work2,5 years of breaking slabs of 10 ton
Analytical workPlasticity-based modelRelability analysis of test data
Practical applicationQuick Scan with Rijkswaterstaat11/11/201518
TU Delft: MusicKrashna Musika Choir
Krashna Musika Chamber Choir
Grave Concerns Reviews11/11/201519
Conferences 2010-2013
11/11/2015202010: UK, Denmark2011: USA (2x), Czech Republic2012: Italy, Germany, USA2013: USA (2x), Israel, Japan, South Africa, Australia
Becoming an independent researcherBuilding up a networkConcrete worldfib, ACI, IABMAS, TRB, IABSEAcademic network across disciplinesBlogTwitterIndependence in research
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Blog science outreachPageviews > 1,1 million585 published postsMostly aimed at PhD studentsMost popular post: 20 Tips for Surviving your PhDhttp://phdtalk.blogspot.com/2013/09/20-tips-for-surviving-your-phd.htmlGuest writer for other blogsRecently: Wiley and QSSupport from M&C, TU DelftSponsorship AcademicTransfer
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For the love of researchScience = fun
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Go where no one has gone before
Autonomy
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TU Delft: Statistics
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito2013 presentFirst years: developing coursesWorking on publications from PhD ThesisSetting up own research lines:Existing BridgesDifficulties: contact with Ministry of Transportation?Information is missingNo awarenessLaboratory and tools: limitedSolution:Desk researchPresentations to raise awareness
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USFQ - ICVStudents: 257 full-time students 65 women25%Data not readily available
Faculty: 7 full-time faculty1 woman14%
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MusicMoving a cello by plane..Klez n JazzCapella AeqvatorDarkview reviews11/11/201528
Research at TU Delft2013 present: 0,2 fteSummers
Short projectsProof loading Breaking bridges
Research group: 18 members WP2 women11%
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Breaking bridges!
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Output11 journal papers (published and in press)all as first author3 special publications22 conference papers26 research reports1 essay19 journal and conference papers in Scopus
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Its not all engineering
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Anna Hulda OlafsdottirInterview today on blogMother, lecturer, PhD student, Weightlifting champion (34 records), crossfit athlete11/11/201533
Mayim BialikPh.D in neuroscienceActress (Big Bang Theory)Vegan activist11/11/201534
Goal of this presentationYou dont have to give up your life when you become an engineer or scientist
Consider graduate schoolImposter syndrome is a result of cultural conditioning
The road as explained with my story
Skewed gender balances at universities11/11/201535
Contact:Eva [email protected] // [email protected]