
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact: SariKrosinsky, 277-1593, michal@unm.edu
March 22, 2007
UNM Law Student Honored as Engineering Pioneer
Diane Albert, student in the University of New Mexico School of Law, will be honored as a pioneer of The Ohio State University College of Engineering.
Albert will be recognized during Ohio State’s first Honoring Women in STEMS event on Friday, May 11. The event is meant to acknowledge and honor the many women within the university who have obtained a Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM).
When Albert was growing up on a farm in Ohio, she had an opportunity to visit Ohio State through an outreach program. The visit sparked her interest in engineering. “I felt like it was a way for a woman to have a career and be self sufficient,” Albert said.
After completing her B.A. at Ohio State, she earned a M.A. and Ph.D. in engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
Albert worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory for 12 years. While serving as a Los Alamos County Councilor 2001-2004, she became interested in the study of law. At UNM, she learned that she could use her engineering background to pursue a career as a patent attorney. After graduating in May, she’ll start a position at Peacock, Myers P.C., an intellectual property firm in Albuquerque.
Ohio State will honor three women as pioneers – one each from the College of Engineering, College of Math & Physical Sciences and the College of Biological Sciences. Each college was asked to select an alumna who has noteworthy accomplishments and serves as a model for university women including students, faculty and staff.
“Certainly Dr. Albert meets these criteria with her exceptional work not only within her technical field, but also far beyond with her work in engineering outreach and community issues,” said Glenda P. La Rue, Women in Engineering program director, in a letter. “I am certain our event audience, which will be comprised of undergraduate and graduate women students, staff and faculty within the STEM fields will be quite impressed and inspired by Dr. Albert’s path so far, most definitely including the J.D. degree to be conferred upon her on May 12.”
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