1 00:00:00,009 --> 00:00:02,509 I want people to see that this is what 2 00:00:02,519 --> 00:00:05,139 a scientist looks like in the Air Force . 3 00:00:05,150 --> 00:00:07,519 I want people to know that there are 4 00:00:07,530 --> 00:00:10,229 resources for women to be successful as 5 00:00:10,239 --> 00:00:12,350 scientists . You don't have to choose 6 00:00:12,350 --> 00:00:14,970 between your career and your family . I 7 00:00:14,979 --> 00:00:16,770 want them to know that uh 8 00:00:16,799 --> 00:00:19,860 underrepresented minorities uh work in 9 00:00:19,870 --> 00:00:23,440 the Air Force . They are successful and 10 00:00:23,450 --> 00:00:25,899 um that they have great contributions 11 00:00:25,909 --> 00:00:29,709 to make . My name is Doctor 12 00:00:29,719 --> 00:00:31,590 Candace Hatcher . So , and I'm a 13 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,180 research biological scientist working 14 00:00:34,189 --> 00:00:36,356 for the Department of the Air Force uh 15 00:00:36,356 --> 00:00:38,467 for the Air Force Research Laboratory 16 00:00:38,467 --> 00:00:40,745 in the 7-Eleven Human Performance Wing . 17 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,409 And my father inspired me to pursue a 18 00:00:43,419 --> 00:00:46,049 stem career . His degrees are in 19 00:00:46,060 --> 00:00:49,189 computer science and he worked for the 20 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,299 Air Force for over 30 years . He would 21 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:54,270 take me with him to work on the 22 00:00:54,279 --> 00:00:56,849 weekends . He would take me with him to 23 00:00:56,860 --> 00:01:00,060 stem outreach events and he provided me 24 00:01:00,069 --> 00:01:02,700 with opportunities to cultivate and 25 00:01:02,709 --> 00:01:04,510 nurture . My love of science 26 00:01:05,349 --> 00:01:07,949 representation is so important to me . 27 00:01:08,430 --> 00:01:12,099 Um Growing up in my science classes , I 28 00:01:12,110 --> 00:01:14,629 enjoyed learning about science , but a 29 00:01:14,660 --> 00:01:16,438 lot of the scientists that were 30 00:01:16,438 --> 00:01:18,669 highlighted didn't look like me . And 31 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,624 so I always wanted to provide that 32 00:01:20,624 --> 00:01:22,800 opportunity for someone else . It's 33 00:01:22,809 --> 00:01:25,129 really important to me to make sure 34 00:01:25,139 --> 00:01:27,510 that I can do what I can through 35 00:01:27,519 --> 00:01:29,910 outreach to make sure that we're 36 00:01:29,919 --> 00:01:33,080 providing access to all types of 37 00:01:33,089 --> 00:01:35,260 different students , maybe students 38 00:01:35,269 --> 00:01:37,380 that haven't been exposed to a lot of 39 00:01:37,380 --> 00:01:40,309 them or are in schools that don't have 40 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,980 all the resources um to perform the 41 00:01:42,989 --> 00:01:45,211 experiments and do the things we can do 42 00:01:45,211 --> 00:01:47,919 here at a FRL just to cultivate that 43 00:01:47,930 --> 00:01:50,879 interest . Um because you never know 44 00:01:50,889 --> 00:01:52,833 who's going to provide that needed 45 00:01:52,833 --> 00:01:55,056 breakthrough or give us the competitive 46 00:01:55,056 --> 00:01:56,040 advantage in the future .