Beyond Curie

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]

Beyond Curie
Rosalind Franklin from the Beyond Curie March for Science poster series
ArtistAmanda Phingbodhipakkiya
YearJanuary 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)
Mediumdigital illustration
Websitewww.beyondcurie.com

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 24th, 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 5 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]

As of December 2018, the women featured in 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 3-D 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" in 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]

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