We are Sisters in STEM
Sisters in STEM will meet on Wednesdays from 4:30pm-6pm at The Reading Science Center. The Fall session will run from Oct. 5th to Dec. 21st and the Spring session will run from Feb. 1st to April 26th.
Do you attend 4th, 5th, or 6th grade in the greater Reading area? Are you interested in Science? Would you like to become a Sister in STEM?
Click below to fill out an application!
"Empower young women & they will change the world."
Our goal is to excite, encourage, educate and foster a love for science in young girls. Building this foundation of love for science will inspire each girl to want to continue their education in STEM related courses, eventually leading to more women in STEM jobs.
In 2019, women accounted for 27% of workers in STEM-qualified industries. Women made, on average, 19% less than men in STEM-qualified industries in 2019.
Women remain underrepresented in the science and engineering workforce, although to a lesser degree than in the past, with the greatest disparities occurring in engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences
Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. This has been the case throughout the past decade, even as college educated women have increased their share of the overall workforce.
Interested in supporting
G.IR.L.S. / S.I.S.?
Do you love STEM? Do you want to be a founding volunteer member helping us to build the momentum for our opening year of the Reading Science Center #RDGsci, located on Penn Street in downtown Reading?
We want your help! Maybe you have an hour to give conducting tours, maybe you have weekend and after school hours to teach in our cell lab – whatever you have to offer in time and talent, we will find you a volunteer job that can help us make Berks County’s first Reading Science Center a huge community success.
Explore
The girls will learn more about STEM areas of science including Chemistry, Energy, Biology, Botany, Marine Biology, Astronomy, Molecular Biology, and Hydrology to name a few. They will also have the opportunity to engage with female scientists doing work in these fields of science.
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Empower
Inspire
Girls will research, learn from, and be inspired by strong women of science from the past, present, and future.
Encourage
Women Who Inspire Us
Anila Yadavalli Ph.D.
Anila Yadavalli Ph.D. – A MathCEP Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota who teaches math to students and tries
Mary “Missy” Cummings
Mary “Missy” Cummings – A professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. She was also one
Lesley Jonas-Nartey
Lesley Jonas-Nartey – A technology delivery lead and consultant who assists businesses as they adjust to new, more innovative ways of working. She also works
Teal Potter
Teal Potter – A soil ecologist who studies farming practices and how the microbial communities impact the success of crops. She is based out of
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O.
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., was the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school
Gabriel Fernández-Cuervo, Ph.D.
Gabriel Fernández-Cuervo, Ph.D. – A chemical biology scientist who received the majority of her training in Puerto Rico. She is currently based out of San
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Her ‘Book of Medical Discourses’ is one of the very first
Valerie Thomas
Valerie Thomas is an African American scientist and inventor best known for her patented illusion transmitter and contributions to NASA research.
Maryam Zaringhalam Ph.D
Maryam Zaringhalam Ph.D. – Was a molecular biologist (studying RNA biology), but is now devoted to working with science policy. She has completed her Ph.D.
Jacqueline K. Barton
Barton discovered that DNA conducts electric current but not as well — or not at all — when its tight organization is disrupted by damage
Women Who Inspire Us
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O.
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., was the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school
Teal Potter
Teal Potter – A soil ecologist who studies farming practices and how the microbial communities impact the success of crops. She is based out of
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Her ‘Book of Medical Discourses’ is one of the very first
Gabriel Fernández-Cuervo, Ph.D.
Gabriel Fernández-Cuervo, Ph.D. – A chemical biology scientist who received the majority of her training in Puerto Rico. She is currently based out of San
Jacqueline K. Barton
Barton discovered that DNA conducts electric current but not as well — or not at all — when its tight organization is disrupted by damage
Women Who Inspire Us
Jacqueline K. Barton
Barton discovered that DNA conducts electric current but not as well — or not at all — when its tight organization is disrupted by damage
Maryam Zaringhalam Ph.D
Maryam Zaringhalam Ph.D. – Was a molecular biologist (studying RNA biology), but is now devoted to working with science policy. She has completed her Ph.D.
Gabriel Fernández-Cuervo, Ph.D.
Gabriel Fernández-Cuervo, Ph.D. – A chemical biology scientist who received the majority of her training in Puerto Rico. She is currently based out of San
Lesley Jonas-Nartey
Lesley Jonas-Nartey – A technology delivery lead and consultant who assists businesses as they adjust to new, more innovative ways of working. She also works
Teal Potter
Teal Potter – A soil ecologist who studies farming practices and how the microbial communities impact the success of crops. She is based out of
Anila Yadavalli Ph.D.
Anila Yadavalli Ph.D. – A MathCEP Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota who teaches math to students and tries
Mary “Missy” Cummings
Mary “Missy” Cummings – A professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. She was also one
Valerie Thomas
Valerie Thomas is an African American scientist and inventor best known for her patented illusion transmitter and contributions to NASA research.
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O.
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., was the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Her ‘Book of Medical Discourses’ is one of the very first
Jacqueline K. Barton
Barton discovered that DNA conducts electric current but not as well — or not at all — when its tight organization is disrupted by damage
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Jacqueline K. Barton
Barton discovered that DNA conducts electric current but not as well — or not at all — when its tight organization is disrupted by damage
Women Who Inspire Us
Jacqueline K. Barton
Barton discovered that DNA conducts electric current but not as well — or not at all — when its tight organization is disrupted by damage
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Our Mission
The Reading Science Center exists to foster a love of Science through exciting and experiential STEM education for the Greater Reading community, especially our youth.
Our Vision
Through both formal and informal science education, the Reading Science Center promotes careers in science, technology, engineering and math (“STEM”) careers, helping to address the shortage of people entering such careers and in turn helping the local economy.
Our Purpose
Reading Science Center programming compliments and augments efforts by school districts, government agencies, and other non-profit organizations in promoting STEM careers to youth and provides a centralized location to advance science education within our community.