IAEA Profile: Diverse Experiences Shape Deputy Director General’s Holistic Approach to Complex Issues
Variety is the spice of life – the proverbial saying helps to explain the diversity of interests and perspectives that Lydie Evrard embodies.
From Mechanical Engineering to Nuclear Safety: A Career Focused on Protecting People and the Environment
Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear Installation Safety, Anna Hajduk Bradford, first became interested in engineering when by chance she came across a friend’s textbooks in college.
Encouraging Women in Science: IAEA Welcomes First Interns from Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme
While a growing number of women enrol into science-based degree programmes, many opt out at higher levels, according to UNESCO. Furthermore, women who do become scientists are less likely than men to remain scientists. The result, UNESCO states, is that women represent less than 30 per cent of the world’s researchers.
Women in STEM: Enhancing the Nuclear Safety Culture
“The concept of a ‘safety culture’ is something that I identified for myself as very important, early on in my career,” says Maria Moracho Ramirez, Senior Safety Officer at the IAEA. “It relates to a culture of behaviour, and if you’ve been a trainer, you know that training for influencing behaviours is very complicated.”
Beyond the Lab Coat: From Materials Science to Programme Management
"It is the link between my work and the wellbeing of entire communities that makes my job so rewarding," says Petra Salame, a Programme Management Officer (PMO) at the IAEA in charge of the Agency's technical cooperation projects in China, Indonesia and Viet Nam.