Today, we celebrated the International Day of Women & Girls in Science at our STEAM Kids groups. Things got a little explosive with Marie Curie's chemical reactions. We jumped on board Mae C. Jemison's space station and explored Vera Rubin's Galaxy playdough & Annie Jump Cannon's constellation stones. We took a deep dive into the world of ocean creatures with Jamie Hicks' Marine Biology, had a roarsome time at Mary Anning's dino dig, and took advantage of the beautiful weather to make solar oven crayons inspired by Maria Telkes. We created some new friends with Cynthia Breazeal's robot buddies and Jane Goodall's cheeky chimpanzees, experimented with Edith Clarke's circuits, and explored botany with Katherine Esau. We finished up the day by making some delicious & rather creative rainbow pancakes. Thanks to everyone who joined us in our adventures today! #pafgautism #neurodivergent #STEAM #STEAMKids #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience #maecjemison #verarubin #anniejumpcannon #jamiehicks #MaryAnning #mariatelkes #cynthiabreazeal #janegoodall #EdithClarke #katherineesau
#Botanist Dr. #KatherineEsau was born on April 3, 1898, in the city of Ekaterinoslav in the Ukraine. “The city was named after Catherine the Great (as was Katherine Esau.) …Esau came from a German Mennonite family that emigrated to Russia & settled in the steppes of the Ukraine in 1788…Katherine Esau lived in her home town until the end of 1918, when she & her family fled to Germany as refugees during the Bolshevik Revolution…Upon arriving in Germany, Katherine enrolled in the Königliche Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule (Agricultural College) of Berlin. Katherine spent 3 years at the college & developed a close acquaintance with Professor Erwin Baur, a geneticist who became famous for his studies in plant breeding…The Esaus left Germany for the United States in 1922. They initially settled in Reedley, California, a strong Mennonite community. In 1923, Dr. Esau took a job with the Sloan Seed Company in Oxnard, California. One year later she was hired at the Spreckels Sugar Company in Salinas, California to develop a sugarbeet resistant to curly-top disease, a virus that was a major problem to growers in California... In 1927, Katherine left Spreckels to begin her graduate studies in the field of botany at the Agricultural College of the University of California in Davis, now UC Davis. Since the Davis campus did not yet have a graduate program, Esau actually received her degree from UC Berkeley, where she also took many of her botany courses… Upon graduation, she was hired as Junior Botanist in the Experiment Station and began teaching botany at the Agricultural College in Davis. This marked the beginning of her exceptional & productive 64-year career as a botanist specializing in plant anatomy…In 1963 she moved to Santa Barbara at the suggestion of her research colleague Vernon Cheadle, UCSB’s new chancellor. Although she retired from teaching in 1965, she continued her research into her 90s, publishing more than 150 books & articles before passing away in 1997 at the age of 99 years old.” @ucsantabarbara #WomenCreatingChange #WomenMakingHistory #herstory #womeninstem #steminist #WomenInScience #FemaleScientists
This #internationalwomensday, we're celebrating pioneering plant anatomist, #KatherineEsau! Born in Ukraine in 1898, she studied agriculture in Moscow, Russia but the #BolshevikRevolution forced her to move her studies to the Agricultural College of Berlin, Germany. Moving to California, USA in 1922, Esau worked for the Spreckels Sugar Company on sugar beet resistance to curly top virus. Esau was a pioneering plant anatomist and her books were key biology texts for 40 years. Her work in plant anatomy focused on plant viruses. After graduating from Berkeley, she obtained her PhD from @ucdavisbiology where she became teacher and professor of botany. While teaching, she continued her research on viruses until her retirement at age 67. After retiring, she moved to the @ucsantabarbara, where she continued her research well into her 90s, publishing a total of 162 articles and five books. She was awarded the #nationalmedalofscience in 1989 at age 91. #WomeninScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenInPlantScience #istandwithukraine
☝🏻 ¡Un gran investigador ha de ser ante todo humilde! 👵🏻 Katherine Esau fue una de las botánicas más prolíficas del siglo XX. Con una carrera de más de 60 años, más de 150 artículos publicados y seis libros sobre botánica, es una de las doctoras en botánica más importantes. 📚 Dos de sus libros, 'Anatomía vegetal' y 'Anatomía de las Plantas con Semillas', son top y se utilizan en todo el mundo. 🌏 Nació en Ucraina (1898), ¡y desde muy pequeña le fascinaban las plantas! Ingresó en el Colegio de Agricultura para Mujeres de Moscú a los 17 años. Su familia se mudó a Alemania en 1918, y Katherine se graduó en el Colegio Agrícola Femenino de Berlín en 1922 donde estudió el cultivo de plantas. Ese mismo año, emigró con sus padres a USA. 🌎 La familia se estableció en California, y poco tiempo después, fue contratada como cultivadora de plantas en una granja de producción de semillas de remolacha. 🌱 ¡Las remolachas jugaron un papel primordial en la carrera de esta investigadora! Comprendió cómo los virus infectan a las plantas y destruyen los tejidos. Estudios posteriores en remolachas y otras angiospermas hicieron de la doctora Esau una experta internacional en #floema (el tejido que conduce el alimento en las plantas). 🔬 Cuando el #microscopioelectronico estuvo al alcance de los biólogos pudo descubrir el plasmodesmo y las conexiones abiertas entre las células vegetales. Su investigación sobre los plasmodesmos surgió de cómo se transportan los azúcares a través de todo el cuerpo de la planta. También descubrió que los virus de las plantas son transmitidos a través de estos. 👩🏻🔬 Durante gran parte de su carrera, fue profesora de botánica en las instalaciones de la Universidad de California. De voz amable, meticulosa, ingeniosa y una gran líder, destacó en enseñanza e investigación. 🏅 En 1989 recibió la Medalla Nacional de la Ciencia, el más alto honor que Estados Unidos otorga a sus científicos. Tenía 91 años y fue la primera botánica que recibía esta distinción. #katherineesau #frasesdecientificos #frasesdeciencia #botanica #biologia #celulavegetal #anatomiavegetal #mujeresyciencia #científicas #mujerescientíficas
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Seguramente si sos estudiante de las ciencias naturales, alguna vez pudiste leer y estudiar del famoso “Esau” ¿verdad? En #CienciaEmpoderada de esta semana, te contamos de Katherine Esau, una de las científicas botánicas más distinguibles en anatomía vegetal del siglo XX. #KatherineEsau #Botánica #Science #Ciencia #Omniciencia
Katherine Esau passed away on this day in 1997. She was a Russian-born American botanist who did groundbreaking research in the structure of plants and is best known for her work on the impact of viruses upon plant tissue. . . . . . #amwriting #womeninstem #womeninscience #womendoingscience @womeninstemSA @womenin.stem @stemettes @stemsisterhood #diedonthisday #factsarefacts #factsdaily #otd #Friyay #Fridayfacts #botanicalbeauty #botanicaldaydreams #allthingsbotanical #KatherineEsau #botany #plantviruses #love #fridayflowers
On this day in 1898, Katherine Esau was born, She was a Russian-born American botanist and is known for her pioneering work on plant structure and the effects of viruses upon plant tissues. . . . . . #amwriting #womeninstem #womeninscience #womendoingscience #womenempowerment #womeninengineering #stemgirls #steminist #sciencecommunication #stemeducation #girlsinstem #science #sciencegeeks #indieauthorsunited #indieauthors #indieauthorsofinstagram #indieauthorsbeseen #writerssupportingwriters #thedailywriting #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #xylem #phloem #KatherineEsau #floral #allthingsbotanical #history #botany #biology @womeninstemSA @womenin.stem @stemettes @stemsisterhood
“Katherine Esau recibió en 1989 la Medalla Nacional de la ciencia, siendo la primera botánica en recibir la condecoración” Comparte la colaboración de nuestra compañera Jess Córdoba en la sección mujeres en la Biología. #mujeresenlabiologia #mujeresenlaciencia #biologia #biologa #KatherineEsau #botanica #estructura #plantas #anatomia #plaga
Most students are familiar with planting seeds, but have they ever 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁? Continuing our emphasis on historical women in STEM this month, create mini-greenhouses that you can hang in a window! This is a great take-home STEM activity during school closures. Plant a seed by putting it with a moist cotton ball into a baggie and tape it to a window with a decorated greenhouse frame (included in product packet- visit link in our profile). Over the next several days, students will be able to observe and chart the growth of their little plants. A handout on plant and seed anatomy is included as well as a mini-lesson on Dr. Katherine Esau. Dr. Esau was a pioneering botanist who received the National Medal of Science for her famous work in understanding the structure and workings of plants. After their seedling has grown, students will answer reflection and math extension questions relating to the activity. These include graphing, interpreting graphs, and rates. Find this activity and more Women in STEM activities in the link in our profile. You can also find our Plants in Space instructional video with a free version of this activity by searching “plants in space” on our website. 📌 https://www.vivifystem.com/blog/2020/3/6/7-activities-featuring-women-in-stem-history #stemeducation #plants #botany #katherineesau #takehomeassignment #schoolclosure #iteachstem #iteachscience #womenshistorymonth #distancelearning
"I don’t know how I happened to be elected [for the National Medal of Science]. I have no idea what impressed them about me." ~ Katherine Esau . . . #KatherineEsau #STEAMinist #STEAMSuperstars #STEM #STEAM #Science #Technology #Engineering #Art #Math #WomenInSTEAM #WomenInSTEM #WomenEmpowerment #Equality #Botany #Love
Esau was conceived on April 3, 1898 to a German Mennonite family in Ekaterinoslav, Russia (presently Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) where her dad served as mayor in the years prior to the Russian Revolution. Soon after Katherine's graduation in 1922, the Esau family moved to the US and Katherine kept on examining plant life systems at the University of California, Davis. Since UC Davis didn't yet award doctorates around then, she was granted her doctorate for her UC Davis-based examination through UC Berkeley in 1931. After, she joined the faculty at UC Davis. Esau became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1940. Seventeen years later, she became the sixth woman to join the National Institute of Sciences. In 1963, Esau Santa Barbara, where she proceeded transferred to UC Santa Barbara to continue her studies with UC Davis botanist, and later UCSB Chancellor, Dr. Vernon I. Cheadle. Esau's exploration focused on the structure of plant tissues and the methods by which infections and different pathogens spread through the phloem. She was one of the principal plant biologists to utilize an electron microscope; in 1969, she was given an electron microscope exclusively for her utilization. Although she resigned from teaching in 1965, she continued her botany research throughout the rest of her life until her death in 1997. Reflecting on her education and career, Esau wrote in 1973 that scientific activities dominated her career and added, "I found ways of maintaining spiritual independence while adjusting myself to established policies…I have never felt that my career was being affected by the fact that I am a woman." President George H.W. Bush awarded Esau the National Medal of Science in 1989. Today, Esau and her textbooks are some of the most studied and well-known research on plant anatomy, plant diseases, and plant viruses. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #KatherineEsau #STEAMinist #STEAMSuperstars #STEM #STEAM #Science #Technology #Engineering #Art #Math #WomenInSTEAM #WomenInSTEM #WomenEmpowerment #Equality #Botany #Love
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💚Un día como hoy, 3 de abril de 1898, nació Katherine Esau, la botánica que dibujó la anatomía de las 🌿plantas. Sus libros "Anatomía Vegetal" y "Anatomía de las Plantas con Semilla" han sido referentes en las universidades de biología de todo el 🌎mundo. #katherineesau #portaltecnoagricola
#MyPRteam presents @denverbotanic • • • • • For #WomensHistoryMonth, we are growing🌱 the #5WomenArtists conversation by adding #5WomenBotanists! Note: we regularly exhibit female artists, including our upcoming #UrsulaVonRydingsvard exhibition that opens May 1. Here are five women pioneers of plant science: #JaneColden (1722-1766) was considered the first American-born woman botanist. #AnnaAtkins (1799-1871) was an English photographer and botanist noted for her pioneering use of photography for scientific purposes. #ElzadaClover (1896-1980) was an American botanist who was the first to catalog plant life in the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. She and Lois Jotter became the first two women to raft the entire length of the Grand Canyon. #JanakiAmmal (1897-1984) has been called the first Indian woman botanist who developed hybrid crop species still grown today, including varieties of sweet sugarcane that India could grow instead of importing from abroad. #KatherineEsau (1898-1997), a Russian-born American botanist did groundbreaking work in the structure and workings of plants. In 1989, she received the National Medal of Science by President George Bush. Photo: Denver Botanic Gardens scientists collecting data on Sclerocactus glaucus in De Beque, Colorado.
For #WomensHistoryMonth, we are growing🌱 the #5WomenArtists conversation by adding #5WomenBotanists! Note: we regularly exhibit female artists, including our upcoming #UrsulaVonRydingsvard exhibition that opens May 1. Here are five women pioneers of plant science: #JaneColden (1722-1766) was considered the first American-born woman botanist. #AnnaAtkins (1799-1871) was an English photographer and botanist noted for her pioneering use of photography for scientific purposes. #ElzadaClover (1896-1980) was an American botanist who was the first to catalog plant life in the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. She and Lois Jotter became the first two women to raft the entire length of the Grand Canyon. #JanakiAmmal (1897-1984) has been called the first Indian woman botanist who developed hybrid crop species still grown today, including varieties of sweet sugarcane that India could grow instead of importing from abroad. #KatherineEsau (1898-1997), a Russian-born American botanist did groundbreaking work in the structure and workings of plants. In 1989, she received the National Medal of Science by President George Bush. Photo: Denver Botanic Gardens scientists collecting data on Sclerocactus glaucus in De Beque, Colorado.
Most students are familiar with planting seeds, but have they ever 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁? Continuing with an emphasis on historical women in STEM history this month, create mini-greenhouses that you can hang in a window! This also makes for a great take-home STEM activity during school closures. Plant a seed by putting it with a moist cotton ball into a baggie and tape it to a window with a decorated greenhouse frame (included in product packet- visit link in our profile). Over the next several days, they will be able to observe and chart the growth of their little plants. A handout on plant and seed anatomy is also included as well as a mini-lesson on Dr. Katherine Esau. Dr. Esau was a pioneering botanist who received the National Medal of Science for her famous work in understanding the structure and workings of plants. After their seedling has grown, students will answer reflection and math extension questions relating to the activity. These include graphing, interpreting graphs, and rates. Find this activity and more Women in STEM activities in the link in our profile. 📌 https://www.vivifystem.com/blog/2020/3/6/7-activities-featuring-women-in-stem-history #stemeducation #plants #botany #katherineesau #takehomeassignment #schoolclosure #iteachstem #iteachscience #womenshistorymonth
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•{NEW}• Botany STEM Challenge in our TpT store- link in profile. Students become botanists while growing and observing plants in a window greenhouse. Then they use the engineering design process to build a plant transportation device! This engaging activity also highlights the work of botanist Dr. Katherine Esau. Checkout our TpT store for more information!
Introducing "The Katherine", named after German-American botanist Katherine Esau! This little beauty features a stunning Rubra Ionantha, a decorative glass pink crystal in a unique elongated globe. Hang it up, or leave it resting on any flat surface to display! Only 6 available, get one while you can! Head over to our Etsy shop to get yours before they are all gone! ** Link in our bio!**
The leaf anatomy cuff bracelet is an homage to the German-American plant botanist, Katherine Esau. She won the National Medal of Science in 1989 for her work on plant anatomy, and I remember her book fondly from my graduate school days. This bracelet recreates all of the major cell types of a dicot leaf and is available in three sizes (S, M, L) and ten colors (pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black & metallic plastic). Link in my bio
Still a work in progress while I perfect 3 sizes instead of just one, the leaf anatomy bracelet has it all...style and microscopic accuracy! Stay tuned for the shop listing and keep it in mind for all of the botanists on your Christmas list.
This set of cellular devil horns are a close up of a plant's apical meristem! Far from being sinister, they are the source of growth in length in plant roots and shoots. This photo is from the collection Katherine Esau left as part of her legacy to CCBER. She was an avid plant anatomist that pioneered the use of electron microscopy on plant viruses. To support the spreading of knowledge like this and the curation of botanical specimens considering supporting CCBER this Give Day! Use this URL or the one in our bio to Donate: https://giveday.ucsb.edu/giving-day/86/department/99 #donate #giveday2016 #botany #ccber #ucsb #katherineesau #meristem #plants #science #research
the most elegant illustrations ever are from classics. like this lovely scheme of the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts after freezing from 'anatomy of seed plants', 2nd edition 1977 by katherine esau who was born in dnipropetrovsk (check her 'life of achievements'). #thylakoidmembrane #katherineesau #studylikeits1997