Inspiring Stories from Real STEM Heroes
Making the world we share a better place. (If you are an AWIS member, request your own spotlight.)

AWIS Member Spotlight: Athina Meli
Athina Meli, PhD, has led award-winning research in astroparticle and high-energy astrophysics, with over 220 scientific article publications.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Pooja Kadaba Ranganath
Pooja Kadaba Ranganath, PhD, is passionate about connecting research to real world impact.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Sarah Light
Sarah Light, PhD, is a neuroscientist interested in how the nervous system is built during development.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Onyinyechi Obidiro
Dr. Onyinyechi Obidiro, PharmD, PhD, is a pharmaceutical scientist specializing in drug discovery and translational research.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Brenna Knott
Brenna Knott is a Program Manager with a background in biology and biomedical sciences. She brings scientific insight to managing complex programs in the biomedical field.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Taiwo Bankole
Taiwo Bankole is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, College Park, studying the effects of bioactive compounds on metabolic diseases. She loves how her research offers solutions to challenges affecting the health-care system.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Ijeoma Asilebo
Ijeoma Asilebo is a PhD student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program at Notre Dame.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Alexandra Barth
Alexandra T. Barth is a postdoctoral researcher at North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on photochemistry and molecular spectroscopy.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Lisa Escalante
Lisa R. Escalante is a Senior Program and Project Manager with over a decade of experience driving innovation in STEM organizations.