Celebrating Amelia Earhart Month with Zonta

Last month, Zonta International hosted a special virtual event in celebration of Amelia Earhart Month. In January of 1935, Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland (500 miles longer than her crossing of the Atlantic!) In recognition of her breaking down barrier after barrier, Zonta invited four Amelia Earhart Fellows who are doing the same in their own work today.

1983 AE Fellow Dr. Beth Ebert spoke about her work in meteorology and the timing and accuracy of weather forecasts on our safety. 2002 AE Fellow Dr. Anne Staples spoke about her work as a professor in biomedical engineering and the study of fluid dynamics to improve medical devices. 2012 AE Fellow Dr. Priyanka Dhopade spoke about reducing the carbon emitted into our air to improve air quality globally. 2016 AE Fellow Dr. Anna-Maria Kypraiou shared her work in developing energy efficient methodologies in sustainable technologies.

We highly encourage you to watch this 60-minute panel and discussion on how aerospace engineering and space sciences are affecting our daily lives and the incredible work done by our Amelia Earhart Fellows.

OTHER AE FELLOWS MAKING HISTORY

The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship has supported many women in the aerospace science and engineering fields.

The Fellowship's impact continues with the latest class of AE Fellows. Meet the women who are leading the future of aerospace.