Dr. Carlotta A. Berry is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the Dr. Lawrence J. Giacoletto Endowed Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Berry is the first Black woman to earn tenure, full professor and endowed chairship at Rose-Hulman.

She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Spelman College, bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, master’s in electrical engineering from Wayne State University, and PhD from Vanderbilt University. Her research interests are in robotics education, interface design, human-robot interaction, and increasing historically marginalized and minoritized populations in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields. She is author of the textbook, "Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study" and editor for "Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning".

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David Wilcots is a Paleontologist and Geologist who has worked on a variety of sites and digs. He is the Senior Geologist and Manager of Environmental projects at Sci-Tek Consultants. He has also worked on digs that included the mighty T - Rex! Dr. Wilcots also loves to give back, and often does science programs at local schools, where he brings bones from his private collection!

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This episode comes all the way from Tanzania. On International Women and Girls in Science day, I got the opportunity to interview Clara Mlemba. Clara background is in pharmacy, and on this episode we discuss the difference in education, how she got into pharmacy, and her work with the nonprofit Adilisha Child and Youth Development. They work with getting children in STEM, especially women. In Tanzania, women are still seen as less than in some tribes, and it is harder to get them an education.

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