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The Children’s Museum and the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation are committed to showcasing successful women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as positive role models. We believe that in order to support girls and young women in their exploration of STEM, it’s vital to provide them with opportunities to interact with and learn from women working in and making significant contributions to, STEM fields and concepts. To support girls and women in STEM, the museum offers the Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist program, featuring a female STEM professional.
Each year, the museum recruits one or two STEM professionals who have demonstrated experience in STEM outreach and connecting girls to STEM.
Meet the 2024 Visiting Scientist
Dr. Carlotta Berry
Dr. Carlotta A. Berry is a professor and endowed department chair at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She's also an author, researcher, mentor, role model, prolific speaker, and a STEM trailblazer.
Dr. Berry is an accomplished electrical engineer specializing in controls and robotics. She advocates for the demystification of STEM through innovative strategies, including robot hip-hop slam poetry.
Dr. Berry embodies the spirit of the Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist program.
“A robot is so multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted that I can find a way to connect with people no matter where their interests lie, whether in science, technology, engineering, math or art.”
—Dr. Carlotta Berry
The Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist is made possible through the extraordinary philanthropic support provided by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation.
