By naming Women of Color in the title of the program, we aim to explicitly invite people who hold this intersectional identity. [WoC]Code is open to people with overlapping identities, such as trans and non-binary Black, Indigenous, Asian and other people of color. People from minoritized groups who hold masculine identities are welcome to join [WoC]Code if the environment seems appropriate for them.
Lia Corrales
Founder & Lead - Assistant Professor in Astronomy at the University of Michigan
Dr. Lia Corrales works on various problems in high resolution X-ray spectroscopy and advanced observational techniques that extend the limits of modern day observatories. Her primary research focus is on the astromineralogy of interstellar dust, which yields insight on the chemical evolution of the Universe and the origin of life. Her expertise in the Chandra X-ray Observatory has led her to study the low-luminosity accretion flow of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Her research group has now expanded to study high energy transmission spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres and the role of high energy irradiation planetary evolution.
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Dr. Corrales works to develop inclusive research environments in a variety of forms. She has been the co-chair for American Astronomical Society (AAS) Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA), organized workshops for the Women in Astronomy IV conference (June 2017), is the Astropy Tutorial Content Lead for the Astropy Collaboration, and the program lead for WoCCode.
ana gabela
[WoC] Code General Assistant
Ana Gabela is a seasoned science consultant and a diagonal thinker who is passionate about helping individuals leverage the power of scientific research to achieve their goals. As a consultant, Ana works with scientists across many fields to optimize their work structure and provide support for the entire research team. Her approach to problem-solving and her ability to distill complex problems into actionable insights have earned her a reputation as a trusted advisor and a thought leader in her field.
Ana is deeply committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in science and has worked with a individual in various universities across the US, Canada, Australia and Europe to support women and minorities in STEM fields. She has been part of WoCCode since the beginning, supporting the creation, recruitment, and renewal of the program.
MARIANA MEIRELES
[WoC] Code Content Creator
Mariana Meireles develops software in contexts that are uplifting to the world, and cares about how to effectively employ their efforts in ways that will improve altruistic organizations. Meireles is a coordination and emergent algorithms independent researcher.
Using the concepts drawn from these fields as a base, she is interested in raising awareness to the issues that crumble our institutions and in ensuring that the development of our moral foundations surpasses our technological development.
HARSHIT RAI
[WoC] Code Content Creator - Graduate Student at the University of Washington
Harshit Rai is a highly experienced professional with over five years of expertise in data engineering, data science, computer vision, and natural language processing. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Data Science from the University of Washington, Harshit is also working as a Graduate Research Assistant for the LSST project at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.
With a proven track record of delivering successful projects generating $500+ million/year, he is passionate about continuous improvement and problem-solving in challenging domains.
gandhimathi padmanaban
[WoC] Code Content Creator - Doctoral Student (ISE) at University of Michigan-Dearborn
Gandhimathi Padmanaban is a self-motivated and extremely passionate Doctoral Student seeking to leverage innovative engineering, communication, and design skills into experienced research in Human Factors and HCAI, with special interest in Human Computer Interaction, Human Machine Interfaces and Machine Learning.
She really enjoys writing optimized object oriented code, and is very good at building and maintaining applications that supports user friendly solutions. She is always searching to add her own magical touch to any new code that she writes.
RUOFEI LI
WEBINAR CONTENT CREATOR
GENESIS GONZALES
PUBLIC RELATIONS & RECRUITMENT
DORCAS DUPE
ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM