Episode 10: Prof Madhu Bhaskaran

Co-chair of Women in STEMM Australia

Today we have Prof Madhu Bhaskaran on the show! She leads the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Madhu is here to talk about her new role as co-chair of Women in STEMM Australia.

She’s sharing her passion for being a voice for diversity on boards and organisations that she’s part of.  If you’re trying to lead the way through advocacy on a topic you care about this episode is for you.

Here’s what we talk about. 

1. What drove her to pursue advocacy roles
2. The value of leadership beyond standard metrics
3. Managing the balance between running a lab and leadership in other areas
4. Why she joined Women in STEMM Australia
5. What she want to do in her new role as co-chair

We also get into how she has imposter syndrome and how it affects her. 

The Lead Candidate tool kit 

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhu-bhaskaran-26084713/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhu_Bhaskaran

• https://womeninscienceaust.org/portfolio/stemm-profile-associate-professor-madhu-bhaskaran-co-group-leader-functional-materials-and-microsystems-research-rmit-university-melbourne-vic/

Prof Madhu Bhaskaran

Twitter: @madhu_bhaskaran, @fun_materials, @RMIT and @WomenSciAust 

The Lead Candidate

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