GE Vernova Women's Network SWE Scholarship Race
About this race
A virtual 5k and 10k run/walk honoring those women who blazed the trail for the next generation of engineers in STEM, especially Paula Martin, the first woman plant leader in Greenville, an advocate of the next generation of STEM and a mentor of today’s leaders. As one of Greenville Women’s Network sponsors, fostering STEM education for the next generation of engineers was a crucial part of Paula’s mission. To honor this, we are raising funds for the GE Vernova Women’s Network Scholarship fund awarded by the Society of Women Engineers. Just as Paula did, we aim to honor her memory by continuing to blaze the path and support the next generation of STEM here at GE Vernova and future engineers of our company.
Join fellow runners on September 27, 2020 for the GE Vernova Women's Network SWE Scholarship Race. It's a fantastic 5K, 8K, 10K featuring a flat and fast course in Greenville.
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5K - Katharine Blodgett
Edith Clarke began working at GE in 1922 as an electrical engineer. Well known for her work in power distribution and synchronous machines, she made transmission lines more stable. She used mathematical methods to solve design and operation of electrical power systems.
8K - Edith Clarke
Katharine Blodgett was the first female to earn a Ph.D. in Physics. She started working for GE in 1918 and through her career she developed technology in thin films like what we know now as "invisible" glass. In this technology the film layer in the glass coating canceling the visible light reflected.
10K - Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling was a British aeronautical engineer and amateur racing driver. She was an aircraft engineer for the Royal Aircraft Establishment, and during WW2 designed an fuel flow regulator became an integral part of the Royal Air Force aircraft. Her crucial contribution eventually led to her receiving the Order of the British Empire in 1948.
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About Greenville
GE Vernova Women's Network SWE Scholarship Race takes place in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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