Reinforced Concrete I

The road to breaking bridges and stereotypesEva Lantsoght, Ph.D.

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Goal of this presentationYou dont have to give up your life when you become an engineer

Consider graduate schoolImposter syndrome is a result of cultural conditioning

The road as explained with my story

Skewed gender balances at universities11/11/20152

NOT the goal of this presentation

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Lier, Belgium11/11/20154

Childhood aspirations1992: Dirk FrimoutFirst Belgian in space

Electrical Engineering and applied physics

Engineering studies!

Playing cello11/11/20155

Secondary school11/11/20156

Secondary school11/11/20157

Regina Pacis HoveAlmost exclusively girls

Studies: Latin-Mathematics (8)Lacking science education

Graduation Project: History Politics:Analyzing the Lebanese Civil War

Forcing students to go to KU Leuven

Part-time music and spoken word/theater

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel2003: Entrance exam (math)Only 6 universities in BE

57 students in Engineering5 (4) women

General Engineering, BSc levelDifficulties adjusting

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VUB - MusicAngel in TwilightChoir (different choirs, Project-based)

Weekends: SAMWD Lier11/11/201510

Vrije Universiteit Brussel2005: Civil & Environmental Engineering (specialization)not electrical or aerospace10-12 students, 2 women2006: Reinforced Concrete Design2008: MSc Thesis on buckling of concrete columns

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Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech2008-2009: M.S in Structural EngineeringResearch Project: Punching of RC slabsAnalytical work

Funding: BAEF + Fulbright11/11/201513

Georgia Tech: The ratio

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Georgia Tech: The ratio

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TU Delft

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TU Delft2009-2013: PhD in Civil EngineeringConcrete Structures research group

Research-based PhDTeaching assistant + guest lecturer

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TU Delft: ResearchExperimental work2,5 years of breaking slabs of 10 ton

Analytical workPlasticity-based modelRelability analysis of test data

Practical applicationQuick Scan with Rijkswaterstaat11/11/201518

TU Delft: MusicKrashna Musika Choir

Krashna Musika Chamber Choir

Grave Concerns Reviews11/11/201519

Conferences 2010-2013

11/11/2015202010: UK, Denmark2011: USA (2x), Czech Republic2012: Italy, Germany, USA2013: USA (2x), Israel, Japan, South Africa, Australia

Becoming an independent researcherBuilding up a networkConcrete worldfib, ACI, IABMAS, TRB, IABSEAcademic network across disciplinesBlogTwitterIndependence in research

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Blog science outreachPageviews > 1,1 million585 published postsMostly aimed at PhD studentsMost popular post: 20 Tips for Surviving your PhDhttp://phdtalk.blogspot.com/2013/09/20-tips-for-surviving-your-phd.htmlGuest writer for other blogsRecently: Wiley and QSSupport from M&C, TU DelftSponsorship AcademicTransfer

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For the love of researchScience = fun

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Go where no one has gone before

Autonomy

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TU Delft: Statistics

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Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Universidad San Francisco de Quito2013 presentFirst years: developing coursesWorking on publications from PhD ThesisSetting up own research lines:Existing BridgesDifficulties: contact with Ministry of Transportation?Information is missingNo awarenessLaboratory and tools: limitedSolution:Desk researchPresentations to raise awareness

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USFQ - ICVStudents: 257 full-time students 65 women25%Data not readily available

Faculty: 7 full-time faculty1 woman14%

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MusicMoving a cello by plane..Klez n JazzCapella AeqvatorDarkview reviews11/11/201528

Research at TU Delft2013 present: 0,2 fteSummers

Short projectsProof loading Breaking bridges

Research group: 18 members WP2 women11%

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Breaking bridges!

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Output11 journal papers (published and in press)all as first author3 special publications22 conference papers26 research reports1 essay19 journal and conference papers in Scopus

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Its not all engineering

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Anna Hulda OlafsdottirInterview today on blogMother, lecturer, PhD student, Weightlifting champion (34 records), crossfit athlete11/11/201533

Mayim BialikPh.D in neuroscienceActress (Big Bang Theory)Vegan activist11/11/201534

Goal of this presentationYou dont have to give up your life when you become an engineer or scientist

Consider graduate schoolImposter syndrome is a result of cultural conditioning

The road as explained with my story

Skewed gender balances at universities11/11/201535

Contact:Eva Lantsoghtelantsoght@usfq.edu.ec // E.O.L.Lantsoght@tudelft.nl