June 16, 2023
Mormile convened a panel of previous Alice Evans Award recipients as part of the American Society for Microbiology Subcommittee on the Status of Women in Microbiology’s reception at the Microbe Meeting held in Houston, Texas. Each provided advice for those that participated in the reception. It was an honor to be among these women who have made significant contributions to the field of microbiology. They are (from right to left):
- Dr. Millicent Goldschmidt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millicent_Goldschmidt)
- Dr. Marian Johnson-Thompson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Johnson-Thompson)
- Dr. Rita Colwell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_R._Colwell)
- Dr. Gemma Reguera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Reguera)
Fall Break 2022
Mormile took four members of the Science Sub-Team of the Mars Rover Design Team (Mercedes Lane, Ashley Harkins, Nhien Nguyen, and Anna Crook) to Utah to investigate the Great Salt Lake and Hanksville (where the University Rover Challenge is held) to develop a good understanding of the geology and biology of the area. We met with Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Director of the Great Salt Lake Institute and Professor at Westminster College. While at the Great Salt Lake, Utah PBS filmed our interactions. Here is a link to the resulting segment in PBS show “This is Utah” that shows us in the field. Be sure to click on the “Tipping Point” to see Mormile and the members from the MRDT.
Picture a Scientist Discussion, June 10, 2021
Mormile convened a panel of impactful women (listed below) to discuss how diversity can be increased in our disciplines and the institutions that we work at. Here is a link to the panel discussion: https://vimeo.com/566812505
- Co-Convener – Dr. Lindsey Clark (https://asm.org/Biographies/Lindsey-Clark,-M-P-H)
- Panelist – Dr. Jane Willenbring (https://profiles.stanford.edu/jane-willenbring)
- Panelist – Dr. Jo Handelsman (https://wid.wisc.edu/people/jo-handelsman/)
- Panelist – Dr. Rachel Roper (https://asm.org/Biographies/Dr-Rachel-Roper)
- Panelist – Dr. Ariangela Kozik (https://kozimicrobe.com)
- Panelist – Dr. Enas Newire (https://asm.org/Biographies/Enas-Newire,-Ph-D)
In 2016, Mormile was featured in BBC’s Horizon Program “Oceans of the Solar System”. Check out the trailer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03q60nt