Kirsty Duffy: experimental physicist

Fermilab recently hosted more than 300 middle school students from 13 schools for a special showing of Hidden Figures and a panel discussion with four Fermilab scientists, including Kirsty Duffy. This video was played as part of the panel introductions.

The goal of the program was to show fifth- to eighth-grade students that entering a STEM field was possible for them – no matter their background. You can read more about the event here:
http://news.fnal.gov/2018/02/f....ermilab-organizes-hi

As a child, Kirsty Duffy learned about the smallest building blocks that make up the world and was inspired to pursue physics through high school and college. Often the only woman in her class or experiment, she talks not only about self-doubt in one's abilities, but the thrill of making a discovery and being the one to share it with the world.