The second of our PhysicsMeetup events, hosted by the Physics Department of Central Mindanao University, Bukidnon, Philippines, is taking place on  Saturday 27 February at 1:00 AM Italian Time (8:00 AM Philippines Time).

This virtual event will be held via zoom and livestreamed on Facebook. For further information on how to access the event, kindly visit https://www.facebook.com/physicsmeetup

About the Talk:
Rocket Scientist, Author, Motivational Speaker, Teacher, Mother and Business Owner Tiera Fletcher ventures through her journey of overcoming obstacles to become an aerospace engineer as a young, female minority.

 

About the Speaker:
From Mableton, Georgia in the United States, Tiera Fletcher graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering in 2017. During her senior year at MIT, Tiera also worked as a Rocket Structural Design and Analysis Engineer at The Boeing Company, specifically working on NASA’s Space Launch System: the most powerful rocket ever built that will enable us to send humans to Mars and beyond. As a student, Tiera worked in the Man Vehicle Laboratory, the Gelb Laboratory and the Space Systems Laboratory at MIT, where Tiera worked on defining rotations for astronauts in anti-gravity, completed structural analysis for an unmanned aerial vehicle and underwent research to determine the outer protective layer material for Dava Newman’s BioSuit. As a recipient of the Albert G. Hill Prize, Tiera greatly contributed to the betterment of the minority community on the campus of MIT through her service as the Co-Chair of the Black Students Union and the Co-Chair of the Black Women’s Alliance. At The Boeing Company, she has used both academic and communal experiences as a Rocket Structural Analysis Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama, a Rocket Structural Engineer in New Orleans at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility and a Structural Design Engineer in San Antonio, Texas. Now, she is furthering her education by pursuing a Master of Engineering Management from Duke University.

Outside of school and work, she focuses on encouraging the youth through mentorship, motivational speaking, and teaching. She has been featured in USA Today, Huffington Post, Guideposts, Essence, MIT News, CNET, NY Times, and Glassdoor to name a few. She has been featured in the North Face She Moves Mountains campaign and the Ad Council She Can STEM campaign. Fletcher has served as a keynote speaker for various events, including National Geographic Science Festival in Italy, The Tory Burch Foundation Embrace Ambition Summit, ImpactCEE Krakow, and much more. Tiera Fletcher is a recipient of the NSBE 21st Century Trailblazer in Human Spaceflight award, BEYA Most Promising Engineer award and others. Fletcher teaches as an Aerospace Engineering instructor for multiple MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) including SEED Academy and MOSTEC. Additionally, Fletcher is a mentor for Encouraging Women Across All Borders, Boeing’s HBCU Mentoring Program, and the National Academy of Engineers’ Engineer Girl in addition to her outreach for Disney Dreamers Academy and various academic and nonprofit organizations. She has appeared on BBC/PBS Breakthrough and Discovery Channel’s competition show Rocket Around the Xmas Tree. Fletcher is the co-author of the book Wonder Women of Science, which is now available for pre-order to be released in March 2021, in addition to serving as a guest writer for several platforms, including the Shakespeare Theatre. She is the co-founder of Rocket With The Fletchers with her husband, Myron Fletcher, who is also a rocket scientist, and the mother of two sons.