Making 3D printed statues honoring 120 outstanding contemporary female scientists

The honorees are pioneering innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics globally .

Special 3D printed statues on display at the Cambridge Science Festival - (Photo: MIT).

The 3D statues depicting famous contemporary female scientists are an initiative introduced by the Lyda Hill Philanthropies Foundation of businessman and philanthropist Lyda Hill (USA), and have so far attracted more than 4 million people to admire them. threshold.

The collection is on display in many places throughout 2023, from the Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC), NorthPark Mall (Texas) to Central Park Zoo (New York) and many other locations across the US to many people. people can access.

Currently, 120 statues are located at the Cambridge Science Festival , one of the most popular annual science events in the US organized by MIT University.

Space engineer Dana Bolles, a disabled person working for NASA, had a statue made in his honor - (Photo: WASHINGTON POST).

According to a representative of the Lyda Hill Philanthropies Fund, 120 statues are 3D printed in one piece. Each statue depicts a portrait of a contemporary woman who is pioneering innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Below each statue there is a QR code so visitors can access by phone to view videos, images and biographies of the honored scientist.

One of them is the story of Chanté Summers - a synthetic pharmaceutical chemist at Pfizer's Oncology Medical Design Unit.

She was first motivated to research to fight the genetic disease that her family encountered. To date, Summers has achieved much success by regularly synthesizing new compounds with anti-cancer properties.

Summers hopes that everyone can be somewhat inspired by her scientific research journey, just as she herself was inspired by others in the past.

Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young next to her 3D printed statue - (Photo: WASHINGTON POST).

Or the story of how Chavonda Jacobs-Young overcame the obstacles of African Americans many years ago to become a reputable scientist in the field of agriculture. She is now holding senior management positions in agricultural agencies of the US Government.

According to Chavonda Jacobs-Young, passion for science needs to be evoked in children, especially girls, from an early age.

3D printed statues of 120 female scientists will "travel" to different countries

The exhibition of 120 unique 3D printed statues at the Cambridge Science Festival is one of the last times the event will take place in 2023. The exhibition holds the record for the number of female statues made and displayed at most one location at the same time.

It is expected that in 2024, the statues will "go abroad" to attend events at many universities around the world to spread the message of encouraging women in scientific and technological research.