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FFNT Inspirational Lunch Discussion with Andrea Armani January 17

17 Januari 2018 Inspirational lunch discussion
12.30-13.30 hrs. Drienerburght

FFNT members and any academic staff members interested in diversity, inclusiveness and how work-life balance can be achieved successfully in an academic career.

Andrea Armani, University Southern California

Andrea Armani received her BA in physics from the University of Chicago and her PhD in applied physics with a minor in biology from the California Institute of Technology.  She is currently the Ray Irani Chair of Engineering and Materials Science and a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California.  She is the Director of the Northrop Grumman-Institute of Optical Nanomaterials and Nanophotonics and of two nanofabrication cleanrooms: the W. M. Keck Photonics Cleanroom and the soon to open John D. O'Brien Nanofabrication Laboratory. She is on the Board of ACS Photonics and the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, a member of Sigma Xi and NAI, a senior member of IEEE, AIChE, and SPIE, and a Fellow of OSA.  She has received several awards, including the ONR Young Investigator Award, the PECASE, and the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
The over-arching mission of her research is to develop novel nonlinear materials and integrated optical devices that can be used in portable disease diagnostics and telecommunications.  Andrea is married to an electrical engineer who works in industry and who started his own company this past spring. They have been married for 11 years and met in grad school. Work-life balance is anchored in having a symbiotic, supportive relationship that includes constant communication where nobody “comes first” all the time. Prof. Armani is very interested in inclusiveness at the workspace. She will share with us her career experiences and lessons learnt along the way.

Inspirational lunch discussion series

“We have a dream: a workplace in which both men and women are given the flexibility to excel in all facets of their life, in which work and private life can coexist, in which employees are happy and motivated leading to an innovative and creative environment in which scientific breakthroughs flourish…. And this dream could be the University of Twente in 2020!”

It is possible! There are plenty of inspirational examples of academics that are combining very successful careers with fulfilling private/family life. We would like to learn from their experiences and find out our strong and weak points to succeed in creating the most inspiring and inclusive environment to achieve our dream. So join us at this inspirational lunch discussion on 17 January and share your experiences with your colleagues!

Upcoming lunch discussions

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With kind regards,

FFNT Board