Deborah Berebichez is an acclaimed scientist, educator and author whose initiatives to popularize science have impacted thousands of young people around the globe. As the first Mexican woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University, she also holds degrees in philosophy and theater. Ms. Berebichez completed two postdoctoral fellowships in applied mathematics and physics at NYU and Columbia University and continues to work with her Ph.D. adviser Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert Laughlin to create public science programs worldwide.
Ms. Berebichez is the inventor of a highly effective technique to focus wireless signals in desired locations. This has widespread applications for secure communications, a crucial facet in today’s evermore ‘wireless world.’ She also contributed to the important field of nano-engineering, where she developed a computational method to optimize the shape of nano-materials, for example photonic crystals.
Most recently she was chosen as the keynote speaker at Oprah Winfrey’s Women in Leadership Conference “Women Rule.” Her “Science of Everyday Life” project has led her to appear on numerous media outlets such as CNN Spanish, Oprah’s Radio and Magazine and international newspapers. She is currently writing a science book for the public at large titled “The Physics of High Heels, and Other Cool Science”. Fluent in five languages Deborah engages in the development of global public communication programs to bring science to all. Deborah’s passion is to engage young minds in innovative ways and to inspire them to learn about science in a novel and engaging manner. With titles such as “Chemistry in the Kitchen,” “Going Fashionably Green” and “The Physics of Fashion” she teaches science in a fun and hip way, relating it to everyday events and popular culture. Deborah launched TheScienceBabe.com with a clear mission to spread her passion for science to young women around the world. A recent science video competition connected a Mexican rural community of 5th graders with a school in Mozambique, Africa. Her mission is to continue to speak internationally about women in science as well as to expand her education efforts globally.
