Atomic Girls 2024: successful activity that promotes science among young Chilean women
21 girls from different regions of the country participated in the third version of the workshop
What is Atomic Girls?
Niñas Atómicas is an initiative of the SAPHIR Millennium Institute that aims to prepare high school girls for their first years of college and foster their interest in science. The workshop involves building, testing, and analyzing data from a muon detector—muons are subatomic particles that come from space.
The application process for Atomic Girls has begun!
We have already kicked off the third version of the Atomic Girls program, an initiative designed to empower girls and spark their interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Fran, Founder of Las Niñas Atómicas at Rock and Pop
Francisca Garay, who founded the Niñas Atómicas Program alongside Giovanna Cottin, spoke about science and the Niñas Atómicas on the show *Un País Generoso*; here is her interview.
The 2022 mentors invite you to join the workshop!
The tutors of Niñas Atómicas tell what activities will be done in the workshop and what motivates them to work on the project. Click on the link to watch the video!
The tutors begin their training
Five physics, astronomy and astrophysics students have already begun training to become Atomic Girls tutors. In the workshop, they will teach high school students how to detect muons in their homes and schools.
