Giovonnae Anderson
Born
Giovonnae Dennis
NationalityAfrican-American
OccupationElectrical Engineer - Software Tailoring
Known forone of the first African-American women to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and one of the few at a primarily white institution rather than a historically black institution (HBCU). She also started a company called Software Tailoring

Giovonnae Anderson (formerly Giovonnae Dennis) is an American electrical engineer.

Career

Anderson studied physics and electrical engineering at the University of California, Davis, earning her bachelor's degree in the former and her master's in the latter. In 1979 she became one of the first African-American women to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and one of the few at a primarily white institution rather than a historically black institution (HBCU).

Anderson has worked at Hewlett-Packard where she designed microwave test equipment; she is also an advocate for women and people of color in science and engineering.[1][2][3] Her business Software Tailoring uses 3D body scans to provide patterns for tailoring and custom clothing design.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Warren, Wini (1999). Black Women Scientists in the United States. Indiana University Press. pp. 83. ISBN 0253336031.
  2. ↑ McPherson, Ezella (2012). "UNDERGRADUATE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S NARRATIVES ON PERSISTENCE IN SCIENCE MAJORS AT A PWI" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Koch, Janice; Irby, Beverly; Polnick, Barbara (2014-01-01). Girls and Women in STEM: A Never Ending Story. IAP. p. 22. ISBN 9781623965587.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Software Tailoring:Custom Master Patterns. Retrieved 2021-02-01.


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