On April 5, 2022, the 34th annual Glenna Hazeltine Women in Math, Science, and Technology conference was held for middle and high school female students. The event started with a keynote presentation from Dr. Nicky Fox, a Heliophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In the morning, Lisa Bolin, Manager, IH & IEQ Services from High Environmental Health & Safety Consulting, LTD presented What’s That Smell? Solving the Mystery of Airborne Contaminants in Nail Salons. In the afternoon, Nancy Adams, Consultant of Nancy Adams Consulting presented Industrial Hygienist – Teeth are Not Our Specialty! Also, Stacey Darrohn, Sr. Project Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager at Turner Construction presented Construction Safety – More Than Just Wearing a Hard Hat. Lisa Bolin and Stacey Darrohn are Millersville University alumni of the Occupational, Safety, & Environmental Health (OSEH) program. Nancy Adams is a Millersville University alumna and member of the OSEH External Advisory Board, which she served as President for several years.
Towards the end of the Women in Math, Science, & Technology Conference, AEST faculty and students performed the following demonstrations in the Occupational Safety and Environmental Health labs of Osburn Hall:
- Occupational Safety & Environmental Health – Fire Extinguisher Simulator Demonstration
Dr. Betty-Jo Bowers, Emily McComsey, and Nigel Marquez (OSEH majors & American Society of Safety Professionals members)
2. 3D Printing – One Facet of Applied Engineering
Mrs. Cindy L.W. English, MFA, Emily Parker, Regan Stump, & Alexis Kellogg
3. Construction Management: We Do More Than Swing Hammers!
Dr. Dominick O. Manusos, Jason Bello, Jordan Branch, and James Fitzpatrick (Construction Management Club members)
– Contributed by Dr. Betty-Jo Bowers and Mrs. Cindy English