Black History Month Spotlight! Doctor Betsy Ancker-Johnson

Doctor Betsy Ancker-Johnson

Being elected to the National Academy of Engineering or NAE is one of the highest honor that can be given to an engineer. In 1965, Lillian Gilbreth became the first woman engineer elected to the NAE. In 1973, Grace Hopper became the second woman engineer elected. Mildred Dresselhaus was the third woman engineer elected in 1974. Betsy Ancker-Johnson was the fourth woman engineer elected to the NAE in 1975. To date, 2,330 male engineers have been elected to the NAE since 1964 compared to the only 37 women engineers that have been elected.

Education
Betsy Ancker-Johnson attended Wellesley College and later a graduate school in Germany. In 1953, She received her Ph.D. in physics. It was always her dream to be a physicist.

Achievements
According to the University of California Physics Department, "Betsy Ancker-Johnson's early contributions to the study of the instabilities that can occur in plasmas in solids, such as pinching (1963) and oscillatory behavior (1962), culminated in Betsy Ancker-Johnson's observation of microwave emission from an electron-hole plasma (1967). The latter is the first observation of microwave emission without the presence of an external field, but initiated only by the application of an external electric field. These non-equilibrium processes in solid state plasmas occur at higher plasma density than are usually studied in dilute gaseous plasmas."

Patents
Patents Issued To Betsy Ancker-Johnson
U.S. patent #3,287,659 - issued on 11/22/1966 for 'Signal Generators'

How much do you know about the Internet and Google?

I was asked to share some technical knowledge that would help others. The best advice or bit of knowledge I can impart on anyone is to get familiar with the internet. I know you’re probably saying to yourself that you know all about the internet. If the first thing you thought about was a social networking site like Facebook or MySpace you have a long way to go. Now on the other hand if you immediately thought about Google you are more on the right track. But think how much do you really know about the lesser mentioned side of the internet that is in plain view? When I say lesser mentioned, first we are not talking about anything adult in nature. I am talking about web sites that you are just unaware of. In October of 2008 Netcraft completed a survey that stated that they received 182,226,259 responses from websites. Yes that number is 182.2 Million websites. Keep in mind that Netcraft went on to say that that number reflects growth of almost 1 million sites from September 2008 to October 2008. So here we are almost a year later then this survey was completed and that number could actually currently be much closer to 200 Million websites. You mean to tell me you are aware of all 200 Million websites? I didn’t think so. This brings me back to my point Google is the top search engine on the web. Use it. There are far too many websites for you to keep track of. Why not use something that will keep track of all 200 Million of them all for you? Also keep in mind that Google can do way more than just find out how many feet are in a mile. What was the answer you got? You can go here http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html for a cheat sheet of just a tiny bit of some of the other stuff Google can do.

Scott A Harris, Sr.


Scott A Harris, Sr. is a self-proclaimed computer Geek and Technology enthusiast: after completing courses at the Computer Career Institute @ Johns Hopkins, and working in and on computers on a daily basis for the past 5 years for a Government Defense Contractor. Scott has honed the ability to think outside of the box to solve even the most complex problems and to create analogies that translate Geekaniese: the language spoken by Geeks and highly technical concepts into plain English for even the most non-computer literate.

The Many Sides of Engineering: A look into some of the lesser known areas and specialties of Engineering.

Most of us are familiar with the more common types of engineering, such as Electrical, Mechanical and Civil engineering. What you may not know is that Engineering is a very diverse and rich field made up of many concentrations.

Kimberli Evans, shares her story on why she chose this exciting major and gives us insight on what you can do with this degree.

Kimberli Evans an Alumna of Florida A & M University. I am currently employed at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as an Air Environmental Investigator. This consists of investigating facilities that emit air pollution and are regulated by state and federal clean air regulations. While at FAMU, I studied Biological and Agricultural Systems Engineering (BASE) which is a branch of engineering that integrates agricultural, biological, chemical, and engineering sciences. It focuses on solving current problems related to natural resource management and conservation as well as biological and agricultural production and processes. My focus was on Natural Resource Conservation. This engineering major was very helpful to me in my current position because it introduced me to engineering concepts that are used by the facilities that operate under federal air pollution prevention rules. They take raw materials that consist of chemical, biological, and agricultural components and put them through engineered technology to produce materials we use in everyday life. I chose this major because it combined my love for the environment with a background in engineering so I can fully comprehend how to actively conserve our natural resources by promoting innovative technology and engineered processes.

Kimberli Evans MS Environmental Science and Policy, BS Biological and Agricultural Engineering, located in Dallas, TX

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This is the official blog for Louise's Angels we hope to provide mentoring, tutoring, and guidance to females in inner-cities.
We are targeting Washington, DC as our first goal.


· We engage the young women in engineering competitions
around the nation

· We encourage the young women to form “positive”
networks within their social communities

· We present the young women with the
various engineering opportunities that are
available after college.

In this blog we will be discussing several topics that are aligned with our mission: increasing the awareness and interest in engineering disciplines among high school girls in urban areas.


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