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Most STEM disciplines and careers have traditionally been male-dominated. While those fields are diversifying as more women earn advanced STEM degrees and enter the workforce, females still encounter challenges their male peers do not.
In this interactive workshop, attendees will learn from Provost Liesl Folks strategies women can use to navigate challenges, take advantage of opportunities, build confidence, and position themselves for success.
The workshop includes a dinner for attendees. The workshop and dinner are free; however, seats are limited. Registration is required: https://events.trellis.arizona.edu/f44lNu67/5a3U3n89n9i(link is external)
About the Provost
Biography sourced from https://provost.arizona.edu/content/about-provost(link is external)
Dr. Liesl Folks is Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Arizona. She is the chief academic officer of the university and oversees all academic programs, faculty affairs, student affairs, as well as libraries, Arizona Global, Arizona Online, and student support services.
She is also a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Folks served as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Buffalo (UB) where she built a reputation as a champion for expanding access for women and underrepresented minorities in science and engineering disciplines.
At UB, Dr. Folks led rapid growth of the engineering school, including the addition of 75 faculty and 2,700 students, growth in research expenditures of 35%, and the creation of two new academic departments, leading to impressive increases in ranking and reputation.
As an internationally recognized expert in the fields of magnetic materials and devices, nanoscale metrology, and spin-electronic devices, Dr. Folks holds 14 U.S. patents and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers.
She serves on numerous boards and committees, and in 2020 served as Chair of the congressionally mandated National Academies Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Before joining UB, she spent 16 years working in research and development laboratories in Silicon Valley, including IBM Almaden Research Center, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, and Western Digital.
Dr. Folks earned a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University and completed both a doctorate and Bachelor of Science (Honours) degrees in physics from The University of Western Australia.