Graduate Student Seminar
October 04, 2024
12:45 p.m. ET
Wean Hall 7500
Deconstructing Meritocracy: Unpacking Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts occupy a more prominent place than ever before, in society at large and in higher education. This is especially true in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), whose makeup continues to be vastly out-of-proportion with the American population. The past few years have also witnessed a sharp rise in ideological attacks on DEI programs, originating from state legislatures and courts in some cases but also from within the STEM disciplines themselves. This talk will analyze the idea that academic STEM disciplines are truly meritocratic, along with the related notion that “treating everyone the same” is a solution to diversity problems in STEM education. Although my positions are ultimately ideological, they are carefully informed by data.
John M. Herbert, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University
Herbert received a B.Sc. degree summa cum laude from Kansas State University in 1998 and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 2003. He was a NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and has been at Ohio State since 2006, rising to the rank of Professor in 2014. He is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE, in 2009), the American Chemical Society (ACS) Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry (2010), the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2011), the ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry A Lectureship Award (2014), and the Edward W. Morley Medal from the ACS Cleveland Section (2020). He is also a past recipient of fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2010) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2016).
Upcoming Events
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November 22 2024
12:45 PM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
"Self-Assembled Water Channels in Fluorine-Free Copolymers for Fast Proton Conductivity," presented by Karen Winey, University of Pennsylvania
Wean Hall 7500
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December 3 2024
9:00 AM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Program Information Session
Learn more about the doctoral degree program in materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon.
Zoom - link will be provided upon registration
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December 6 2024
12:45 PM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
Dynamic Materials and Systems Inspired by Cephalopods, presented by Alon A. Gorodetsky, University of California - Irvine
Wean Hall 7500
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December 11 2024
1:00 PM ET
Materials Science and Engineering
M.S. Program Information Session
Learn more about the Master's degree programs in Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon.
Zoom - event link shared upon registration