The University inaugurates a exhibition on Piedad de la Cierva, pioneer in the Spanish scientific research
The sample will invite you to explore the bequest of a woman who broke barriers in Spanish science, pioneer in artificial radiation programs of study and in the industrialization of optical glass.
15 | 11 | 2024
The University of Navarra will inaugurate next Tuesday, November 19, the exhibition "Piedad de la Cierva: pioneer, visionary and scientist", a tribute to the life and work of the outstanding Spanish scientist.
The sample, which will remain open at the Library Services Central until March 14, 2025, will offer an overview of her career and contributions in fields such as X-rays, optical glass and refractory bricks, highlighting her role as a pioneer in scientific research at a time when women had little presence in academia.
The exhibition, organized by the Center of programs of study Josemaría Escrivá, in partnership with the Science Museum, the University Museum and the group Women for Science and Technology of the University of Navarra, will recreate the environment of research in which De la Cierva worked, using materials and objects from the mid-twentieth century.
The sample will invite visitors to explore the bequest of a woman who broke barriers in Spanish science: from her first steps in programs of study of X-rays with the Spanish scientist Julio Palacios and her programs of study in Copenhagen under the direction of the award Nobel Niels Bohr, to her achievements in the research of optical glass and refractory brick for the Spanish Navy.
roundtable "Women Who Inspire".
The inauguration will take place on Tuesday 19 at 12 noon. at entrance hall of the Library Services Central of the University of Navarra, with a roundtable entitled "Women who inspire", with the participation of Inmaculada Alva, researcher at the Center of programs of study Josemaría Escrivá (CEJE) of the academic center; Sergio Barbero, of the CSIC; Gurutze Pérez, director of the Chair Women, Science and Technology of the Public University of Navarra; and Ana Rouzaut, professor of Biochemistry and Genetics of the University of Navarra, who will discuss the impact of women in science and the bequest of figures such as Piedad de la Cierva.
The exhibition, which after its visit to Pamplona will travel to Madrid, will also include a program of school visits to encourage interest in scientific vocations in girls and adolescents. Details and educational resources will be available on the web site: unav.edu/pdelacierva...
This initiative has the support of the Government of Navarra, through the grants of the call for"Grants for the promotion of scientific culture, the dissemination of the research and development+icarried out in Navarra and the promotion of STEM vocations. Cosmos 2024".
