Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars
- Engineers' Week
- Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
2022 Engineers' Week Keynote
Recording Link: https://iastate.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6edca7ad-e468-4062-8ba4-ae19016e9fa9
NASA astronaut Eileen Collins reveals encouraging perspective and insight on the leadership skills needed to break barriers and become a successful pioneer in your field.
One of America’s most admired women, Col. Collins became the first female to pilot a U.S. spacecraft with the Discovery shuttle flight in 1995, and the first female commander on the 1999 Columbia shuttle flight. In 2005, NASA tapped Col. Collins to command the space shuttle Discovery’s historic “Return to Flight” mission, NASA’s first piloted flight following the loss of space shuttle Columbia in 2003.
While logging 872 hours in space, Col. Collins earned a reputation for coolness under pressure. With that same calm demeanor, she shares how her career as an astronaut took shape, from her early years in the U.S. Air Force to her ground-breaking experience with NASA. Her memoir, Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars, was published in 2021.
The University Book Store will be on site selling copies of Col. Collins' books, and she will do a book signing.