Hattie Carwell (born July 17, 1948) is an American physicist and former scientist with the United States Department of Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency. In 1990, she became a program manager for high energy and nuclear programs with the DOE San Francisco Operations Office.[1] She additionally was a lead operation engineer at the Berkeley Site Office from 1994 to 2006. She has also contributed to several non-profit organizations with the goal of promoting diversity within STEM-related fields.
Hattie Carwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1948 |
| Education | Bennett College for Women Rutgers University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health physics |
| Institutions | U.S. Department of Energy International Atomic Energy Agency |
Biography and education
editCarwell was born on July 17, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up in Ashland, Virginia where she was encouraged by her community to become a scientist. After graduating high school, Hattie enrolled in the Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina in the Fall of 1966. She graduated from the college in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. In the fall of 1970, Carwell was enrolled in Rutgers University where she earned an M.S. degree in health physics.[1]
Career
editAfter graduating from Rutgers University in 1971, Hattie Carwell obtained a position with the U.S. Department of Energy as a health physicist, providing radiation safety oversight in several national laboratories.[2] Carwell went on to work in Vienna, Austria from 1980 to 1985 where she served as a nuclear safeguards inspector and group leader at the International Atomic Energy Agency.[3] In 1985, she moved to Oakland, California and worked with the Department of Energy, contributing to the development of new radiation safety policies, as well as how to streamline them while conducting research.[4] She then became the program manager for high energy and nuclear programs in 1990 at the Department of Energy's San Francisco Operations office.[3] Later, Carwell became a senior facility operations engineer at the Berkeley Site Office in 1992.[5] In 1994, she was promoted to operations lead, a position which she held until 2006. She later became a senior physical scientist before retiring in 2008.[1]
In 2010, Carwell attended a workshop organized by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled "Chemistry in Primetime and Online: Communicating Chemistry in Informal Environments."[6] In March 2020, she served on a panel about higher education leadership at the 50th Annual Conference[permanent dead link] of the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools.[7] She was an attendee at the 2014 National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine workshop entitled Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Middle-Skilled Workforce Needs.[8]
Writing
editCarwell has written two books and numerous articles and has also been listed as a contributor in several publications. One of her books is titled Blacks in Science: Astrophysicist to Zoologist.[1][9]
Boards
editCarwell is one of the original founders to the Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology (DFBSST), founded in 1984, which has provided over $650,000 in scholarships to 225 students pursuing STEM education.[10] Carwell still serves the non-profit organization on the board of directors as the chairperson.[11]
From 2015 to 2019, Carwell served as the treasurer for the Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers (NCCBPE), an organization that she was formerly the president of. [12][13] She is also the executive director and co-founder of the Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village, a program of the NCCBPE which was founded in 2000 to promote science education, particularly among youth, and to collect archival material on the achievements of African American scientists and engineers.[14] Carwell travelled to Antarctica in the winter of 2021 to provide a virtual experience that MAAT patrons could follow along with to learn more about climate change and the uniqueness of Antarctic political agreements.[15][16]
Carwell also serves as the Coordinator of the Coalition of Hispanic, African and Native Americans for the Next Generation of Engineers and Scientists (CHANGES).[17] This organization serves to promote the inclusion and participation of Hispanic, African American, and American Indian people in STEM and architecture.[18]
Recognition
editCarwell has been recognized for her work with the Department of Energy, where she has received numerous awards. She has also received awards for her work in community leadership. She has received an award from her alma mater Bennett College where she is a distinguished alumnae.[19] Carwell is also noted in Who's Who in America.[1] In 1991, Carwell was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.[20][3] Carwell is featured in the book Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science by Diann Jordan.[21] On February 18, 2020, Carwell was featured on a podcast episode on a University of Manitoba radio channel.[22] She was recognized at the STEM Future Foundation's WE ALL WIN WITH STEM! Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony in 2018 with an Urban Superhero Award and Congressional Accommodation from Barbara Lee.[23] She is also listed as a fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists.[24]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Hattie Carwell's Biography". The HistoryMakers. November 5, 2012.
- ^ "Changes Coalition Member Profiles". www.changescoalition.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ a b c "Hattie Carwell". www.nsbp.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Mickens, Ronald (March 1999). "The African American Presence in Physics". Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hattie Carwell's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Roundtable, National Research Council (US) Chemical Sciences (2011). Workshop Attendees. National Academies Press (US).
- ^ "Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools - Our Program". www.chbgs.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Read "Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Middle-Skilled Workforce Needs: Summary of a Workshop" at NAP.edu. 2014. doi:10.17226/18980. ISBN 978-0-309-31427-5.
- ^ Carwell, Hattie (1977). Blacks in Science: Astrophysicist to Zoologist. Exposition Press. ISBN 978-0-682-48911-9.
- ^ "Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology - History". www.dfbsstscholarship.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology - Board of Directors". www.dfbsstscholarship.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Northern Calif Council Of Black Professional Engineers Nccbpe - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hattie Carwell's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "About MAAT Science Village". maatsciencevillage.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Gallery". maatsciencevillage.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Antarctica Overview". maatsciencevillage.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Changes Coalition Member Profiles". www.changescoalition.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Changes Coalition". www.changescoalition.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Alumnae Profiles". Bennett College. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Inductees". National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Jordan, Diann (2006). Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists about Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science. Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-445-3.
- ^ "Sea Change Radio - February 18, 2020". umfm.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "The STEM Future Foundation Host The WE ALL WIN WITH STEM! Competition For Northern CA Students". TSFF. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "NSBP Fellows - National Society of Black Physicists". nsbp.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.