NOVA鈥檚 Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers Profiles President Klawe
March 14, 2013Share story
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无忧视频 President Maria Klawe was featured on the latest episode of PBS鈥檚 Emmy-nominated NOVA web series, .
On the March 14 episode, President Klawe describes her path to becoming an accomplished mathematician and computer scientist. She explains how she found common ground between her award-winning scholarly work and her 鈥渟ecret life鈥� as a painter.聽 She also speaks about her life-long passion to encourage women and underrepresented groups to enter science, technology, engineering and math (无忧视频) fields.
provides a playful, humanizing snapshot of innovators who are shaping our world. Each episode features one of today鈥檚 leading scientists, and shows what happens when the lab聽coats聽come off鈥攍ike a biologist who is also a professional wrestler or a NASA astronomer who puts on 50 pounds of historical costuming to recreate Renaissance dances.
The series is the brainchild of series executive producer Joshua Seftel, an award-winning filmmaker who has directed films and television projects such as War Inc. starring John Cusack, Marisa Tomei and Ben Kingsley; the Emmy-nominated Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; Taking on the Kennedys (named by Time magazine as 鈥渙ne of the ten best television programs of the year鈥�); and the Peabody Award-winning radio and television series This American Life.
鈥淭oday, we know every intimate detail about actors and pop stars,鈥� says Seftel.聽 鈥淭he scientists in the Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers inspire people and are changing our world.聽 We should know about them, too.鈥�
Secret Life has also featured:
- Famous physicist and showing off his slick figure skating skills.
- , lighting up Secret Life with his cosmic tie collection.
- , who replaced her lab coat with a tiara and evening gown, and taught audiences how to 鈥済own walk.鈥�
This season鈥檚 The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers will feature 16 scientists and engineers by the season鈥檚 end.
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Media Contact for President Klawe
Judy Augsburger
Director of Public Relations
jaugsburger@hmc.edu
909.607.0713
Media Contact for NOVA
Karen Laverty
NOVA National Promotions
karen_laverty@wgbh.org
617.300.4382