b'17Women of Trinity Highlight their Role ModelsFor many more, see the event webpage:www.tcd.ie/healthsciences/athenaswan/2021womensday.php Sandra KennyProject Manager, Estates &Claire Murphy Facilities DepartmentChief Technical Oicer My role model is Professor Dame(Specialist), School of Medicine Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a former ProIve been lucky enough to work with Chancellor of Trinity College.two excellent women role models, Dame Jocelyn is an astrophysicist fromPhilomena Mc Ateer and Siobhan Northern Ireland who, as a postgraduate student,Wardfor fostering an ethos of dignity discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967.Sheand respect within the Anatomy was credited with "one of the most significantDepartment and its human donor scientific achievements of the 20th century". Theprogramme, and instilling students discovery was recognised by the award of thewith an appreciation of their humanity Louise Power 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics but, despite being theskills along with their anatomical Learning & Development Manager, first person to discover the pulsars, she was notteaching, and for empathically Human Resources one of the recipients of the prize. engaging with donors and theirfamilies.I am inspired by ordinary people In 2018, she was awarded the Specialwith a pioneering spirit, who fight for Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.truth and justice for the greater Following the announcement of the award, shegood, and to be their true selves. donated the 2.3 million prize money to helpSometimes this was at personal cost, female, minority, and refugee students seeking toJo Mc Namara but all my role models have showed become physics researchers.The resultingSchool tenacity, fearlessness and radical bursary scheme is known as the "Bell BurnellAdministrative candour on their journey.Lavinia Graduate Scholarship Fund.Manager, School Kerwick, Vicky Phelan, Catherineof Creative Arts Corless and from the past Emmeline We were very lucky to have Dame Jocelyn openPankhurst, Marie Skodowska-Curie the I-LOFAR Education Centre in 2019, this is aMy female role model, well thats easy and Georgia OKeee.photo of me with her at that event. - my wife, an academic in Trinity.'