Beyond Curie Explained

Beyond Curie
Medium:digital illustration
Artist:Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya

Beyond Curie is a portrait series of women who have made significant contributions in STEM fields.[1] [2] As of November 2018, the series features 42 women, including all 18 female Nobel Prize winners in Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine.[3]

The series was created by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, a former neuroscience researcher and designer who named the project after two-time Nobel prize winner Marie Curie, with the goal of highlighting other important female scientists who are less well known.[4] [5] Beyond Curie has raised $44,172 from 856 backers across two Kickstarter campaigns.[6] [7]

Public exhibits

Beyond Curie has been on display in an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences since March 24, 2017.[8] [9]

Phingbodhipakkiya worked with the March for Science organizers to make special Beyond Curie posters that could be freely downloaded and brought to a rally or protest.[10] [11]

In partnership with Outside, Phingbodhipakkiya developed five portraits specifically focused on women whose work focused on health and the environment.[12]

Phingbodhipakkiya presented some of the Beyond Curie portraits at TEDWomen 2017, where she said the project was "about finding your heroes" and shared stories of female scientists who only learned about some of the historical figures of the series after encountering Beyond Curie.[13] [14]

In September and November 2018, the Beyond Curie posters were displayed in a highway tunnel in Breda, Netherlands by 3 Second Gallery.[15]

Featured women

As of December 2018, the women featured in the series[3] are:

  1. Lise Meitner
  2. Katherine Johnson
  3. Chien-Shiung Wu
  4. Margaret Ann Bulkley
  5. Ada Lovelace
  6. Mae Jemison
  7. Rita Levi-Montalcini
  8. Barbara McClintock
  9. Maryam Mirzakhani
  10. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
  11. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
  12. Carol Greider
  13. Elizabeth Blackburn
  14. Grace Hopper
  15. May-Britt Moser
  16. Linda Buck
  17. Youyou Tu
  18. Rosalind Franklin
  19. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
  20. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
  21. Vera Rubin
  22. Ada Yonath
  23. Sylvia Earle
  24. Rachel Carson
  25. Gertrude B. Elion
  26. Mary Golda Ross
  27. Irène Joliot-Curie
  28. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
  29. Farida Bedwei
  30. Lisa Ng
  31. Mildred Dresselhaus
  32. Maria Goeppert-Mayer
  33. Valerie Thomas
  34. Helen Rodriguez-Trias
  35. Esther Lederberg
  36. Inez Fung
  37. Florence Bascom
  38. Dijanna Figueroa
  39. Kalpana Chawla
  40. Rose E. Frisch
  41. Frances Arnold
  42. Donna Strickland

Augmented reality

In additional to graphic illustration, Phingbodhipakkiya worked with technologists at NC State to develop 3D augmented reality animations for a number of the women, including McClintock, Greider, Blackburn, Joliot-Curie, Johnson, Buck, Ng, Jemison, Mirzakhani, Franklin, Rubin, Dresselhaus, Goeppert-Mayer, Tu, Yalow.[16] The augmented reality animations can be seen using a free mobile app called "Beyond Curie" available on Google Play[17] and App Store.[18]

Recognition

Beyond Curie has won several awards, including 1st Place in Multimedia / Interactive Media in the 2017 International Design Awards[19] and the Red Dot 2017 design award.[20]

Phingbodhipakkiya was invited to speak about the project to the employees at Google in November 2018.[21] The project was featured in a blog post by venture capitalist and Kickstarter board member Fred Wilson. [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beyond Curie Wants to Introduce You to Female Scientists You May Not Have Heard of . Agnes . Constante . March 20, 2017 . NBC News. December 26, 2018.
  2. Web site: 12 Powerful Posters Of Female Scientists That Every Classroom Needs. February 16, 2017 . December 31, 2018 . Katharine . Schwab . Fast Company .
  3. Web site: The Women . Beyond Curie . December 26, 2018.
  4. Web site: 32 Posters of Badass Women in Science . Shay . Maunz . March 2, 2017 . Glamour . December 26, 2018.
  5. Web site: Beyond Curie: A Poster Series Highlighting Forgotten Female Scientists . Quartz . Anne . Quinto . June 30, 2018 . December 31, 2018.
  6. Web site: Beyond Curie: Celebrating Badass Women in Science. January 28, 2017 . Kickstarter . December 26, 2018.
  7. Web site: Beyond Curie: Women in STEM Holiday Cards . November 5, 2018 . December 26, 2018 . Kickstarter.
  8. Web site: Beyond Curie: A Celebration of Women in Science . North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences . December 26, 2018.
  9. Web site: "Beyond Curie" Exhibition Opens at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, March 24 . North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences . December 27, 2018.
  10. Web site: @MarchScienceDC . Twitter . December 27, 2018.
  11. Web site: These Bold Illustrations Celebrate the Incredible Contributions of Women in Science . March 16, 2017 . December 31, 2018 . Marissa . Fessenden . Smithsonian.com.
  12. Web site: 5 Women Scientists You Should Know . Outside Online . Colette . Harris . Aug 14, 2017 . December 31, 2018.
  13. Web site: A glimpse of a bold new future: Notes from Session 2 of TEDWomen 2017: Design . Chelsea . Catlett . November 2, 2017 . December 31, 2018 . TED Blog.
  14. Web site: How design can help make science accessible - Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya . April 23, 2018 . December 31, 2018 . YouTube .
  15. Web site: #21 - Beyond Curie . 3 Second Gallery . December 27, 2018 .
  16. Web site: AR App . Beyond Curie . December 31, 2018.
  17. Web site: Beyond Curie . Google Play . December 31, 2018.
  18. Web site: Beyond Curie . Apple App Store . December 31, 2018.
  19. Web site: Beyond Curie: A Design Project Celebrating Badass Women in STEM . 2018 . International Design Awards . December 26, 2018.
  20. Web site: Beyond Curie – Celebrating Women Pioneers in STEM . Red Dot . 2018 . December 26, 2018 .
  21. Web site: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya: "Clever Girl" Talks at Google . YouTube . December 31, 2018 . December 18, 2018.
  22. Web site: Funding Friday: Women in STEM Holiday Cards . Fred . Wilson . November 9, 2018 . AVC . December 26, 2018.

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