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Leona Hu Hudelson – “3D printing makes the design and production more efficient by accurately realize the object based on the 3D models”

Leona Hu Hudelson is the Founder of Airgora, a community, and marketplace for discovering exceptional physical product designs.

Monica Sokolowski – “3D Printing lives at the intersection of technology, creativity and business”

Monica Sokolowski studied medical imaging, managed dental imaging centers and thought out-loud about the challenges of finding eyeglasses that fit each unique face perfectly.

Amy Karle – “There are opportunities for women, minorities, and all types of minds to be leaders in 3D Printing”

Amy Karle uses the mind, body, science, and technology to create art.

Chelsea Cummings – “3D printing encourages me not to fill someone else’s shoes, but instead, walk in my own.”

Chelsea Cummings is an Additive Manufacturing Engineer focused on new product introduction of metal 3D printed aerospace parts at Arconic, in Austin, Texas.

Christina Douk – “It allows consumers to become imagineers”

Christina Douk has a passion for 3D modeling and 3D printing.

Priscila Melo – “I was most excited about the printing of cardiac cells and the fact that you could actually see them pulsing, just like a myocardium cells”

Priscila Melo is a 27-years-old biomedical engineer.

Annalisa Capurro – “3D printing has the potential to revolutionize the architecture industry by creating a more sustainable and equitable future for all of us”

Annalisa Capurro is an interior designer and a design educator at the prestigious Design Centre Enmore in Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Jennifer Chase Fielding – “To solve many of the complex challenges with 3D printing, we need mass collaboration”

With over 13 years of experience at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Dr. Jennifer Fielding has performed hands-on research and program management i

Janie Veltkamp – “3D printing helped us refine our prototypes before producing the final beak to be attached to Beauty’s face”

Janie Veltkamp is a trained nurse, raptor biologist, educator and master falconer.

Avril Stringer – “There is already a skill shortage and this will become more evident as time goes on”

Avril Stringer is a serial entrepreneur and inventor and one of leading women in 3D Printing in the UK.

Ting Tang – “If you feel your maker spirit summons you then it’s time for you to start 3D printing”

Ting Tang, the founder of Elements Lab, manages a Taiwan-based 3D design and printing startup

Mara Hitner – “Becoming involved in 3D printing is all about having an access point that aligns with your particular interest”

Mara Hitner, or @3DPGirl for her twitter followers, couldn’t have chosen a better Twitter handle.

Jessie Tuscano – “I look forward to the day when I’m viewed as exceptional because of my accomplishments, not because of my gender”

Jessie likes to think of impossible as [usually] a state of mind.

Ann Marie Shillito – “One of my personal aims is to make 3D printing accessible to artists and designer makers who struggle to create what they want using CAD”

Ann Marie is a contemporary designer jeweler & maker, teacher, lecturer, research fellow, founder & CEO of Anarkik3D Ltd.

Erin Winick – “3D printing help us spark girl’s interests in STEM by showing them the creativity and true art that is a part of this technology”

Erin Winick is the founder and CEO of Sci Chic. Erin is a science communicator and a recent mechanical engineering graduate.

Crystal Watley Kigoni – “I got the idea to bring 3D Printing to Africa when I was hospitalized in a rural village hospital on top of a mountain”

Crystal Watley Kigoni is dedicated to the use of information and communications technologies for personal and community development.

Nora Toure – Engaged in Inspiring Women to Embrace Technology Careers in the 3D Printing Industry

Nora has been involved in the Additive Manufacturing industry since 2010, engaged in inspiring women to embrace Technology careers in the 3D Printing industry.

Annalisa Chiappone – “It is essential to continue to improve the machines technology, design, and materials to remain on top of the innovation”

Annalisa Chiappone is a Material Engineer, Ph.D. in Materials Science from Politecnico di Torino.

Kristina Shea – “I am excited about 4D printing and our new work in this area including designing reconfigurable and active systems”

Kristina Shea is Professor for Engineering Design and Computing in Mechanical and Processing Engineering at ETH Zürich.

Jennifer Killingback – “Procuring qualified talent is currently a challenge that will be further amplified by the growth we are seeing worldwide”

Jennifer Killingback has over 20 years of experience in HR, Recruiting and Staffing.

Johanna Schwartz – “The really challenging part is developing orthogonal photo-initiators”

Johanna Schwartz is graduate student in chemistry who has a BA in chemistry and biology.

Anna Zevelyov – “My challenges as a woman entrepreneur? The exact same challenges as for a male-entrepreneur (keeping the lights on)”

Anna Zevelyov is the Director of Sales at Moscow-based Thor3D.

Tracy Leigh Hazzard – “This is an evolution and not a revolution”

Tracy Hazzard is an Inc. Columnist and the Product Strategist for Hazz Design.

Leslie Frost – “Aerospace is in its infancy with 3D printing and it is just beginning to realize the true capabilities of additive manufacturing”

Leslie Frost manages Arcam’s marketing efforts globally for the EBM business along with AP&C’s powder business and DTI’s orthopedic contract manufacturing business since April 2016.

Dana McCallum – “We are all changing the way things are designed and made, and making what was once impossible, possible. What is more exciting than that?”

Dana McCallum has a history in manufacturing, beginning her career in injection molding and 3D printing.

Suz Somersall – “If you lead with creativity, the love for STEM will follow”

Maker from the age of 4, Suz Somersall has explored many mediums until she finally found her true passion in 3D modeling and 3D printing.

Uyen Tran – “The San Diego Public Library Innovation Lab is a place for the community to get together to learn and share new ideas with each other”

Uyen Tran built the San Diego Public Library Innovation Lab.

Lucy Beard – “3D printing was just the accident of the solution to the customer problem I found in finding shoes that fit”

Lucy Beard is a former mathematician and actuary who grew to love customers more than numbers during her years working as an executive in Silicon Valley.

Liza Wallach-Kloski – “A great place to start [having more women in the industry] is focusing on women dominated industries”

Liza is the co-founder of HoneyPoint3D, an online education company for the 3D printing industry, operating through a platform of online classes and workshops.

Laura Hockaday – “When I Was Pitched the Idea of Building a Living Heart Valve Replacement Using 3D Printing, I Was Blown Away”

Laura Hockaday Kang attended Cornell University in the Biomedical Engineering Department.

Barbara Hanna – “3d Printing Could Be Not Just a Functional Technology but One That Can Support Communication, Imagination and Expression”

This article originates from Women In 3D Printing and is part of our effort to support the use of 3D printing technology by women. The article is re-published with permission. Barbara is the Founder of Cyant, a startup that connects art and technology, to foster learning, creativity and engagement. Barbara is a Technologist and Entrepreneur passionate… Continue reading Barbara Hanna – “3d Printing Could Be Not Just a Functional Technology but One That Can Support Communication, Imagination and Expression”

Paulene Siew – “I Was Amazed at How a 3d Printer Can Print Out a Model Just Within Hours and I Know This Technology Will Definitely Be an Added Advantage to Many Companies”

Paulene Siew is the the Operation Director for Singapore-based start-up 3D Printing Studios.

Nancy Liang – “Think Deeply About Where Value Comes From”

Nancy Liang is one of the founders of Mixee Labs, which is a platform for designers to create customizable objects and sell them online.

Maria Elizete Kunkel -“the 3d Printed Prosthesis Was Simple, Functional and Low Cost, These Are Characteristics Required for Prosthesis Development in Countries Such as Brazil”

Maria Elizete Kunkel is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics) at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.

#3DTalks Goes Global

A 3D print chat series is branching out.

Karla Lopez – “We Can Do Better Than That!”

Karla Lopez co-founded Authentise in 2013.

Evy Wilkins – “The Human Body Is Unique. Any Device That Sits on or in the Human Body Should Be Personalized!”

Evy Wilkins is the VP of Marketing at UNYQ, a company delivering personalized non-invasive orthopedic devices that improve quality of life and celebrate the user fashionably.

Hasti Afsarifard – ” I Often Notice I’m the Only Woman in a Meeting. It’s Actually Empowering.”

Until a few days ago, Hasti was part of the Business Development unit at Made in Space. You may know Made In space as the company who sent a 3D printer in the SPACE!

Stefani Pellinen-Chavez – “It Helps if You Try to Look at How You Can Bring Value and Prove to Others, but More Importantly to Yourself, That You Have What It Takes”

Stefani Pellinen-Chavez is a co-founder and the Chief Operations Officer of Ivaldi Group.

Susan Taing – “As Focused as You Think You Are Now, You Can Be Even More Focused.”

Susan founded and led Bhold to strong recognition from both the maker and design communities

Irene Presti – “3D Printing Has a Lot of Potential but Still Lacks Research, Professionalization, and Training”

Irene Presti is the woman behind almost all of the current Latin America’s initiatives in 3D Printing.

Charlene Flick – “Being a Woman Working in 3d Printing Does Not Go Unnoticed.”

This article originates from Women In 3D Printing and is part of our effort to support the use of 3D printing technology by women. The article is re-published with permission. Attorney, entrepreneur, expert in Intellectual Property, consultant, Special Advisor under President Clinton’s Administration…Charlene Flick surely wears a lot of hats! And she accepted to share with… Continue reading Charlene Flick – “Being a Woman Working in 3d Printing Does Not Go Unnoticed.”

Stephania Stefanakou – “My Biggest Challenge as a Woman Entrepreneur Is Having a Background in Fashion”

Stephania went from studying all about the fashion industry to Tech, through IOT and wearable technology.

Sophie Kahn – “I Struggle With the Assumption That the Technology Is More Advanced Than It Is”

Sophie, could you let us know about your background and what brought you into 3D printing in the first place?

Dilek Sezen – “Don’t be afraid of change no matter how impossible it seems.”

The Woman in 3D Printing figure I am delighted to present in the blog today is Dilek Sezen.

Raja Skogland – “We Are at the Beginning of an Industrial and Digital Revolution Where 3d Technology Will Be Playing a Major Role”

Raja has the real entrepreneur mind-set. She has started an advisory and investment company, is board advisory member for 3 others, and invested in 7 others, in addition to being the CCO for ShareMy3D… We asked her how she does it all.

Isabel Virag – “Operating 3d Printers Is Not an Exceptionally Complicated Process.”

Isabel Virag is the Head of Product Development for Ucreate3D.

Marney Stapley – “Additive Manufacturing Attracts Some of the Brightest Minds in Tech and Innovation”

If you are in the Additive Manufacturing industry, you probably already know Marney as the Business Manager for Fabbaloo.

Rachel Gordon – “3D Printing Is Starting to Become an Industrial Manufacturing Technique and Become Truly Productive”

Rachel leads the research into 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing at IDTechEx, including writing market research reports, interviewing key players, consulting, curating conferences, and speaking at events around the world.

June Grant – “As a Designer, My 3d Printer Is Just as Essential as My Computer”

June Grant founded blink!LAB architecture as an integrated design, research and fabrication practice committed to the craft of buildings and solving real world problems.

Carrie Motamedi – “3d Printing Is One of Those Technologies You Need to Get Your Hands on and Learn by Doing”

This article originates from Women In 3D Printing and is part of our effort to support the use of 3D printing technology by women. The article is re-published with permission. Carrie Motamedi is an evangelist for STEAM education and women in technology and business. She has a 15+ years experience in technology marketing and communication. She… Continue reading Carrie Motamedi – “3d Printing Is One of Those Technologies You Need to Get Your Hands on and Learn by Doing”

Emily Coker – “I’ve Had Way Too Many Moments in a 3d Printing Lab Where I’m the Only Woman”

Emily Coker is a multipotentialite who is passionate about empowering herself and others through hands-on learning and making. She used her competencies and skills at TechShop and Maker Media.

Lyndsey Lewis – “3d Printing Will Be Able to Mature in Places Where Production Infrastructure Is Broken”

Lyndsey is the co-founder of Reflow, which converts recyclable plastic into 3D print filaments using open source technology.

Lisa Federici – “It’s Ok to Be a Mom, an Entrepreneur, a Wife, a Student and an Employee All at Once. You Can Do This and You Can Succeed”

Lisa is the CEO of Scansite, a provider of 3D scanning, 3D inspection, and reverse engineering services, located in the Bay Area.

Cathy Lewis – “With a Focus on the Customer and Real Application Requirements, This Industry Has a Fantastic Future”

Cathy Lewis was the Chief Marketing Officer for 3D Systems from 2009 to mid 2016. Before that, she used to be the CEO for Desktop Factory from 2006 to 2009, placing her as one of the pioneer in the 3D Printing industry as we know it today.

Behind the Within Reach Design Challenge

Something really exciting is happening right now in the 3D printing industry. It’s called the Within Reach Design Challenge (#WithinReach3DP Challenge on social media).

WI3DP Offers In-Person Networking Meetup

The Women in 3D Printing group has scheduled a meetup for September in the Bay Area.

Jenny Chen – “We Believe That People, And Not Technology, Are The Driving Force Behind Technological Revolution”

Jenny Chen is the mind behind 3DHeals. One of the goals of 3DHeals is to educate the community about applications and innovations using 3D Printing in the healthcare industry.

Bathsheba – “It’s Probably Easier to Make Money Than to Do the Best Work You’re Capable Of.”

The Woman in 3D Printing I am delighted to present in the blog today is the well-known Bathsheba.

Juliana Martinelli – “I Decided That I Wanted to Be Part of the Changes the World Was Going Through, and to Do That I Had to Be an Engineer”

Juliana Martinelli is the founder and CEO of InovaHouse3D, a Brazil-based startup that is willing to disrupt traditional house manufacturing thanks to 3D printing.

Annie Wang – “It’s Not Only About What You Can Make, It’s Also About What You Should Make”

Annie is the co-founder of Senvol, which provides analytics on the Additive Manufacturing industry.

Katherine Bialek – “I Enjoy Inventing, Finding Solutions, and Being Able to Carry Out That Process Myself”

Katherine is an innovator, a mother, a maker, an entrepreneur. She built a live-streaming 3D printing platform, MyMultiExtruder, on which she shares her 3D printing experiences.

Holly Craig – “The Women I Meet in My Profession Are Typically Top Notch Since They Have Had to Excel Higher to Achieve Their Position”

Holly is the co-founder and CEO of Stratonics. She is an engineer but also knows all about business and operations.

Darlene Farris Labar – “I Am Greatly Fascinated by How Nature Has Engineered Its Endless Forms and Colors”

Darlene Farris-LaBar is both an associate professor of art at East Stroudsburg University and an internationally known artist who makes art about the natural environment.

Cecile Van Der Waal – “I Want to Put 3d Printing in the Hands of as Many People as Possible and See What They Will Do With It”

Cecile is the co-founder of Printr, a Netherlands-based startup that is willing to disrupt the 3D printing industry by making the technology easy and accessible for everyone.

WI3DP: Michelle Mihevc – “There Is More Need to Incorporate Additive Technologies in Augmenting Traditional Manufacturing”

Michelle Mihevc is a Co-Founder and Principal at FATHOM. She is sharing here her 8-year experience within the 3D printing industry.

Katrin Olina – “That Is What Technology Should Be Used for, – to Materialize Dreams as Well as to Make Our World More Interesting and Hopefully Better”

Nora Toure interviews 3D designer Katrin Olina.

Bailey Geyer – “As a (Female) Programmer, I Would Have to Really Prove That I Truly Knew What I Was Talking About”

Bailey Geyer is the FDM supervisor at Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a division of Stratasys.

WI3DP: Sarah Ceravolo – “Whatever Your Passion Is, Chances Are There Is a Relevant Application Within 3d Printing for It”

Sarah is the founder of Convolo Design, an Australian-based design studio.

WI3DP: Annalisa Nicola – “3D Printing Has to Be Disruptive, Exploring More Technical Solutions for Manufacturing”

Annallisa Nicola is the CEO and co-founder of XYZBAG.

WI3DP: Summer Powell: I’ve Been Prototyping In The Same Technology I’ve Been Manufacturing In, So That Makes It Especially Easy

This article originates from Women In 3D Printing and is part of our effort to support the use of 3D printing technology by women. The article is re-published with permission.

WI3DP: Eva Wolf – “Feminine Intuitiveness And Creativity Is A Definite Advantage For Any Tech Company”

Eva Wolf is the co-founder of California-based AirWolf 3D, a 3D printing equipment manufacturer.

WI3DP: Lauren Slowik: “I Was Wishing I Could Customize My Furniture For My Space The Way I Could Customize Content On A Website”

Lauren is the founder of 3DIY. She is also one of the minds behind Lady Tech Guild and builds the education program at Shapeways as their Design Evangelist.

WI3DP: Mariel Diaz Castro

I am a Maker, an entrepreneur, a geek, a DIY and OpenSource lover.

WI3DP: Mary Visser

Prof. Mary Visser, Holder of the Herman Brown Chair teaches sculpture and 3D modeling at Southwestern University.

WI3DP: Elizabeth Rogers

I believe Elizabeth Rogers is one of those few people who truly follow their dreams of changing the world. Elizabeth is the founder of Kuunda 3D, an organization that aims to kickstart and support the 3D printing ecosystem in Tanzania and other developing countries through education and the distribution of products & services.