SWE - Spring 2008 - (Page 55) ENGINEERING WORLD ther revealed that women corporate officers are actually losing ground in line jobs, which often serve as a gateway for promotion to top leadership positions. Of significant note is the finding that shows women’s share of nominating/governance committee chairs surpassed women’s share of overall board positions. Women held 14.8 percent of all Fortune 500 board seats in 2007 compared with 14.6 percent in 2006, but 15.1 percent of the nominating/governance committee chairs in 2007. There was virtually no change in the numbers of companies with zero, one, two, and three or more women on their boards, and the percentage of women of color director positions essentially held steady at 3.0 percent, compared with 3.1 percent in 2006. RABEE IKKAWI Researchers focused laser light on 30-nanometer spots using various apertures. The C-shaped aperture produced the most powerful result as seen in this scanning near-field optical microscope image by researcher Rabee Ikkawi. Research Associateship Program Postdoctoral Research Awards Senior Research Awards Summer Faculty Fellowships Davies Teaching Fellowships US government laboratories Opportunities for postdoctoral and senior research in all areas of science and engineering • Awards for independent research at approximately 100 participating laboratory locations • 12-month awards renewable for up to 3 years • Annual stipend $41,000 to $70,000 - higher for senior researchers • Relocation, professional travel, health insurance • Annual application deadlines Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1 drive industry is investigating several new technologies, one of which requires precise nanolasers to help “write” data. Dr. Khizroev, an associate professor of engineering at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues at the University of Houston led by professor Dmitri Litvinov, Ph.D., have for the first time achieved a nanolaser that can concentrate light as small as 30 nanometers. For many substances, that is the molecular level. Just as importantly, their nanolaser can focus 250 nanowatts of power, enough to ensure effective storage of the information. The next goal of the researchers is to refine the nanolaser to produce light beams as small as five or 10 nanometers. offered for research at Women Gain Ground in Boardrooms — Sort Of Despite the flat growth in the number of women in senior leadership positions such as board directors, corporate officers, and top earners, women held a greater percentage of powerful board committee chair positions in 2007 compared with 2006, according to the 2007 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors, Corporate Officers, and Top Earners of the Fortune 500. On the flip side, however, the research brief fur- Detailed program information, including instructions on how to apply, is available on the NRC Web site at: www.national-academies.org/rap Questions should be directed to the : National Research Council TEL: (202) 334-2760 E-MAIL: rap@nas.edu Qualified applicants will be reviewed without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex or national origin. SWE SPRING 2008 55 http://www.national-academies.org/rap
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