Women's History Month 2015--GUEST SPEAKER: AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY'S RISING STAR AWARD RECIPIENT, JAIME CURTIS-FISK

In her talk, Dr. Curtis-Fisk will share her experiences transitioning from an academic career path to a role industry, and how she has built a unique career combining both technical research as a scientist in R&D and corporate citizenship as a STEM program leader.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JC-F.

About the Speaker:

Jaime Curtis-Fisk is an associate research scientist and STEM program manager for the Dow Chemical Company. Through this unique dual role, she leads both technical projects and community outreach initiatives. As a scientist, Jaime's work focuses on formulation development for the delivery of active ingredients which has involved leading projects for pharmaceutical, microbial control, and packaging applications.  Jaime also leads the Dow STEM Ambassadors program and company's initiatives to support teacher professional development.

As chair of the Midland section of the Women Chemists Committee, Jaime works with her team to coordinate community programs focused on networking, career development for women, and youth outreach to build the pipeline of future women scientists. Jaime also serves on Dow's GROW steering committee, the company's internal effort dedicated to Growing R&D Opportunities for Women. Jaime was recently honored with the American Chemical Society's 2015 Rising Star Award, presented by the Women Chemists Committee, for her technical strength and passion for advancing the role of women in science.

Jaime holds a bachelors degree in chemistry from Grand Valley State University and PhD in chemistry from Michigan State University. She lives in Michigan with her husband, also a scientist at Dow, and their two children.