Technogenesis^®TV show focuses on women in science and engineering

Women have been knocking down the barriers to achievement in science and engineering for years. Where do we stand now, and what more needs to be done? National experts discuss women's successes and challenges in these formerly male-dominated fields this Sunday on Technogenesis^®, a new TV program produced by Stevens Institute of Technology, in cooperation with cn8, the Comcast Network.

Featured guests include Sue Kemnitzer of the National Science Foundation, who is the deputy director of the NSF's Engineering Education and Centers Division, and Catherine Didion, executive director of the Association for Women in Science, a 5,000-plus member organization.

The Technogenesis program, "Keys to Success: Women in Science and Engineering," airs at 7:30 p.m. on cn8, the Comcast Network, each of the following Sundays: Feb. 11, Feb. 25, March 11 and March 25. Check local cable listings for cn8 in your area.

Kemnitzer manages programs to improve the quality of graduate and undergraduate engineering education, and to broaden participation in the engineering profession. She led an NSF Task Force on Women, Minorities and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, which issued the report Changing America: The New Face of Science and Engineering. She also served the NSF in Legislative and Public Affairs, and co-authored the first three Science Indicators reports.

Didion heads an organization with 76 chapters devoted to mentoring students in science disciplines. She has led or participated in many programs and initiatives promoting diversity in science and technology, some of them under United Nations auspices. She has testified before Congress and worked closely with governmental leaders in Washington D.C. to facilitate the appointment of women scientists to high-level federal positions.

Co-produced by Stevens and Comcast, the half-hour Technogenesis programs feature government, research and industry leaders discussing some of the most challenging real-world issues facing science and technology today.

Hosted by veteran TV journalist Steve Taylor, each program includes two or more special guests from the areas of science, technology, government, education, business or industry. This particular program also features Elizabeth Raveche, a professor of pathology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. A scientist as well as a mentor and frequent speaker for programs that focus on women in science, she is the spouse of Stevens Institute of Technology President Harold J. Raveche, who regularly hosts the Technogenesis show.

The Comcast Network is one of the nation's largest regional cable networks reaching close to 4 million households in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research.  The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.

Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts.  Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world.  Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.