National Organizations

Joining professional societies has many benefits, and student memberships are often very reasonable. In addition to those listed here, check with your advisor to find out about the key societies in your field.

 

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) http://www.aaas.org/	Association of Women in Science http://www.awis.org/
American Indian Science and Engineering Society http://www.aises.org/	Association for Women in Mathematics http://www.awm-math.org/
American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org/ Goleta branch: http://aauw-goleta.org/	Association for Women Geoscientists http://www.awg.org
Society of Women Engineers http://www.swe.org/

 

Organizations dedicated to the advancing women in S&E:

Advancing Women (career resources) http://www.advancingwomen.com	Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/
Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)   http://www.wepan.org	Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science http://www.iwitts.com/
Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science http://www.gwis.org/index.html	MentorNet: the e-mentoring network for women in science and engineering http://www.mentornet.net/

 

Other Groups:

PhDs.org Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources http://www.phds.org/	National Postdoctoral Association www.nationalpostdoc.org/
UC Council of Postdoctoral Scholars http://www.ucpostdoc.org/	Women in Biology www.womenbio.net
Women in Technology International http://www.witi.com/	Woman Oceanographers http://www.womenoceanographers.org/

 

For Girls:

Sally Ride Science
http://www.sallyride.com/
Sally Ride Science™ is committed to encouraging and empowering girls in their exploration of the worlds of science, technology, engineering, and math—from astrobiology to zoology and from environmental engineering to rocket science. We create quality events, programs, and products for girls and their parents, teachers, and future employers.

UCSB ScienceLine
http://www.scienceline.ucsb.edu/index.html
Scienceline is an innovative "Ask a Scientist" program where students and teachers primarily from our local K-12 schools can submit science and engineering questions.

 

*If you know of another great organization or website to add to this list, please email wise (at) lsmail.ucsb.edu with “attention: webmaster” in the subject.