Our eleventh exceptional woman in  STEM is Amaya Lopez-Carromero, who the studies the acoustics of brass instruments.

Amaya started her academic career in civil engineering, before taking a master’s in environmental and building acoustics. Also a musician, her research examines the “sound production process” in brass instruments, developing models that she then tests experimentally. In particular, she is focused on understanding “non-linear phenomena such as wave steepening in the resonator, acoustically relevant effects taking place in playing gestures, as well as some lip reed behaviours.”

Our tenth terrific woman in STEM is Dr Catherine Wild, who studies how people land after jumping.

Catherine’s PhD explored how “changes in musculoskeletal properties and oestrogen levels during the adolescent growth spurt affect landing technique in girls”.

Our ninth noteworthy woman in STEM is Merritt Moore, quantum physicist and professional ballet dancer.

Merritt is studying for a PhD in quantum optics, specifically the quantum entanglement of large numbers of photons. She has danced as a member of the Zurich Ballet, Boston Ballet, English National Ballet and London Contemporary Ballet Theatre, and recently starred on BBC’s Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

Twitter: @PhysicsonPointe

Our eighth awesome woman in STEM is Amber Yutzy, a dairy educator who teaches best milking practices.

Amber’s work focuses on “improving dairy management techniques to help make dairy producers more profitable and productive. She is interested in herd health, reproductive efficiency, and milk quality/udder health.” In 2014, she led a workshop “featuring tools for evaluating milk quality” and best milking practices at the Women in Dairy Conference.