{"id":334,"date":"2013-03-14T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newwww.hmc.edu\/about-hmc\/?p=334"},"modified":"2017-02-13T11:33:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T19:33:46","slug":"novas-secret-life-of-scientists-and-engineers-profiles-president-klawe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2013\/03\/14\/novas-secret-life-of-scientists-and-engineers-profiles-president-klawe\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA\u2019s Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers Profiles President Klawe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe was featured on the latest episode of PBS\u2019s Emmy-nominated NOVA web series, The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the March 14 episode, President Klawe describes her path to becoming an accomplished mathematician and computer scientist. She explains how she found common ground between her award-winning scholarly work and her \u201csecret life\u201d as a painter.\u00a0 She also speaks about her life-long passion to encourage women and underrepresented groups to enter science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.<\/p>\n

The Secret Life of Scientists<\/a> provides a playful, humanizing snapshot of innovators who are shaping our world. Each episode features one of today\u2019s leading scientists, and shows what happens when the lab\u00a0coats\u00a0come off\u2014like a biologist who is also a professional wrestler or a NASA astronomer who puts on 50 pounds of historical costuming to recreate Renaissance dances.<\/p>\n

The series is the brainchild of series executive producer Joshua Seftel, an award-winning filmmaker who has directed films and television projects such as War Inc. starring John Cusack, Marisa Tomei and Ben Kingsley; the Emmy-nominated Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; Taking on the Kennedys (named by Time magazine as \u201cone of the ten best television programs of the year\u201d); and the Peabody Award-winning radio and television series This American Life.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we know every intimate detail about actors and pop stars,\u201d says Seftel.\u00a0 \u201cThe scientists in the Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers inspire people and are changing our world.\u00a0 We should know about them, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secret Life has also featured:<\/p>\n