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Susan Niebur: STEM Girl Friday

February 6, 2013 By Kim
Tagged With: STEM Girls

Photo via American Astronomical Society

Yes, I realize this is posting on a Wednesday, but life doesn’t always align with a calendar. It’s not so neat and tidy as we’d like it to be. One year ago my friend Susan Neibur passed away from Invasive Breast Cancer. We connected through blogging in 2007 shortly before her cancer was first diagnosed. Susan, a rocket scientist, was an inspiration to many. But the photo that accompanies this post is not from a blogging conference (surely the crowd was have been 2-3 times the size). It was taken at a Women’s Networking Breakfast at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

Susan knew the challenges of balancing a demanding STEM career and those of a family. She established the breakfast as a way of connecting with and supporting other women on the same path. She also founded the Women in Planetary Sciences blog. And even when illness threatened, she managed to forge ahead.
There were many times when I read her blog and she’d candidly discuss her illness, the treatments and the toll they were taking on her and her family. And then she’d offhandedly mention that she turned in a paper or was scheduled to present a poster at an upcoming conference.
I don’t know how she did it. She fought long and hard. She kicked cancer’s ass time and time again, but in the end, cancer won. It’s not fair.

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Comments

  1. Stimey says

    February 6, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Susan did so much good for women in the STEM field. I love that you posted this photo today.

  2. Jessica McFadden says

    February 6, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Thank you for continuing work in the field that Susan loved, and writing about her impact. Love to you.

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Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom / empty-nester who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a published author, blogger, vlogger, baker and maker. I love to travel, especially on trips that involve hiking and other active endeavors, farm tours, and learning new things in general.[Read More...]

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