Emmy Noether Awards Event

The 2023 Emmy Noether Awards was held on April 23rd at the Louisiana Cancer Research Center in New Orleans.

2023 Emmy Noether Awards Event Highlights

*2023 Emmy Noether Awards Medalists: Taylor Vander (Silver), Madison Echols (Gold), Amy Liu (Silver)*

ENA Program Founder Ed Hunter, Amy Liu, Missy Bienvenu Andrade — *ENA Program Founder Ed Hunter, Amy Liu, Community Foundation of Acadiana President & CEO Missy Bienvenu Andrade*

E.F. Hunter III, Madison Echols, Community Foundation of Acadiana President & CEO Missy Bienvenu Andrade — *E.F. Hunter III, 2023 Gold Medalist Madison Echols, Missy Bienvenu Andrade*

*E.F. Hunter III, Taylor Vander, Missy Bienvenu Andrade*

2023 Emmy Noether Scholars pictured with Professor Hunter and Ed Hunter from L to R: (seated) Taylor Vander, Madison Echols, Josephine Day, Nhi Dao ; (standing) Orna Mukhopadhyay, Christina You, Nateli Ferguson, Amy Liu, Joy Dong — 2023 Emmy Noether Scholars pictured with Professor Hunter and Ed Hunter from L to R: (seated) Taylor Vander, Madison Echols, Josephine Day, Nhi Dao; (standing) Orna Mukhopadhyay, Christina You, Nateli Ferguson, Amy Liu, Joy Dong

*2023 Emmy Noether Judges from L to R: (seated) Kristi Trail, Dr. Deiadra Garrett; (standing) Dr. Victoria Belancio, Dr. Marie Dahleh, Dawn Davis*

2022 Emmy Noether Awards Event Highlights

2022 Emmy Noether Judges: Dr. Deiadra Garrett, Dr. Marie Dahleh, Dawn Davis, Kristi Trail, not pictured: Dr. Victoria Belancio

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Ebinger Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University

2022 Emmy Noether Scholars from L to R: Trilby Hill, Yewon Lee, Ashini Modi, Catherine Kung, Faith Kelley (Not pictured: Sanjana Mupparaju, Sara Pullen, Sadie Pullen, M. Claire Sykes, Anita Zahiri)

2022 Medalists: Catherine Kung (Silver), Ashini Modi (Gold), Yewon Lee (Silver)

Professor Hunter, Dr. Ronald Spencer, Ashini Modi, Catherine Kung, Yewon Lee, Trilby Hill, ENA Program Founder Ed Hunter

2017 Inaugural Event Highlights

Students and Scientists:

A Celebration of the Inaugural Year of From Student to Scientist and The Emmy Noether Awards

From Student to Scientist and The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation hosted the Inaugural Event on May 13, 2017. The event was held at the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and brought together students, educators, and scientists to strengthen the bridge between these communities in New Orleans. Featured were lab tours, refreshments, science activities, and an awards ceremony to honor the first recipient of the Emmy Noether Award as well as the first class of Emmy Noether Scholars. This event introduced a new way to bring science and science education to the forefront of leadership and development in New Orleans.

*Madison Smither and Ilaria Simeone co-founders of From Student to Scientist*

As high school seniors, Madison Smither and Ilaria Simeone (pictured above) began From Student to Scientist and partnered with the Brown Foundation to begin The Emmy Noether Awards and Emmy Noether Scholars. The Emmy Noether Scholars are a network of young female scientists that will continue to grow over the years to provide network and collaboration.

Emmy Noether, 1882-1935
German mathematician known for contributions to abstract algebra and theoroetical physics

A Little Background – What was the motivation? Brown focuses on reducing human suffering and sponsors many programs to ameliorate human suffering, but its trustees believe that science, technology, engineering and (yes) mathematics have the potential of virtually ending it. They believe pulling more women into these great enterprises offers one of the best routes to accelerating discovery and moving humanity forward. From its gender-neutral viewpoint: It is not what STEM can do for women. Its what women can do for STEM… and humanity.