Dr. Moriah Beck, Talaty Endowed Research Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of First Year Research Experience (FYRE) in STEM, was recognized by the Association for Women in Science for the Meridian Award, which celebrates “mid-career professionals whose diversity and inclusion efforts represent true leadership in the pursuit of workplace equity.”
Starting out as the student director of the Young Scientist Program at Washington University, Dr. Beck has continued to promote representation in STEM through her work as a professor at WSU. She currently hosts the Expanding Your Horizons workshop, a one-day conference that connects middle school girls to fields in STEM research, in partnership with local industry partners, such as Spirit Aerosystems and Airbus. She has also lead FYRE in STEM with the Cohen Honors College for six years, which aims to introduce undergraduate students to applied learning and research opportunities across campus, and she has also been instrumental as a co-principle investigator on WSU’s recent NSF ADVANCE Catalyst and Adaptation grant to help increase representation amongst faculty in primarily STEM fields.