Bonnie Dunbar, M.D. Anderson Professor and director of the aerospace engineering program at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has been invited to deliver the keynote address at the 2015 Expanding Your Horizons conference, held by the American Association of University Women - West Harris County branch. Dunbar also serves as director of the UH STEM Center and is active in outreach efforts for STEM education around the country.
The Expanding Your Horizons conference is held annually in an effort to expose middle school girls to professional female role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields. More than 400 students and their parents and teachers are expected to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and interact with female STEM professionals and participate in hands-on workshops.